Leveraging district resources, seasonal Garden State crops to illustrate & amplify curriculum
Princeton Public Schools Resources
- school meals+cafeteria
- campus lands
- student demographics
- current menu
- teaching kitchens
- food systems literacy coordinator
Building Equitable Community of the Cafeteria is Foundational to All Programs, Projects
Garden State on Your Plate 2026-’27
Garden State on Your Plate sm is a project of the Princeton School Gardens Cooperative, Princeton public schools, and Pomptonian Food Service, with generous support from Bent Spoon, Whole Earth Center, Lillipies Bakery, and Church & Dwight employee giving fund.
September – TOMATOES; Tree Fruit (Hispanic Heritage 9/15–10/15, Yom Kippur). Recipes
October – BEETS, Apples, Lettuces (Indigenous Peoples Day). Recipes
November – CRANBERRIES (Native American Heritage, Diwali 11/8; Thanksgiving 11/26). Recipes
December – SWEET POTATOES (Christmas 12/25; Hanukkah 12/4-12/12; Kwanzaa 12/26-1/1). Recipes
January – WINTER SQUASH; Frozen Blackberries (New Year’s Day & Mexican Independence Day 1/1; MLK Day 1/18). Recipes
February – COLLARDS; Crushed Tomatoes, Apples (Black History Month; Ramadan 2/7-3/8, Chinese New Year of the Goat/Ram 2/6). Recipes
March – ASIAN PEARS (Nowruz 3/20). Recipes
April – KALE; Frozen Blueberries (Arab Heritage Month). Recipes
May – BOK CHOY; Strawberries (Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month). Recipes
June – BLUEBERRIES (Caribbean American History Month). Recipes
& zero food waste – cafeterias to classrooms?
