Seven Generations Ahead is one of 74 projects in 39 states that received support through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm to School Program, in an effort to better connect school cafeterias and students with local farmers and ranchers. The Aurora, Ill.-area Kane County Health Department and SGA received a $85,767 implementation grant that […]

Taste of Hatch Patch dinner gets underway. The Hatch School garden on the corner of Ridgeland Avenue and Greenfield Street, called the Hatch Patch, produced a whopping 400 pounds of produce this year. The haul included 80 pounds of acorn squash, 62 pounds of butternut squash, and 54 pounds of potatoes! It was also a […]

This May, Seven Generations Ahead partnered with the Kane County Health Department’s Fit For Kids Initiative to give out Tower Gardens at five Kane County public schools. What exactly is a Tower Garden? It is an innovative, portable, vertical garden that grows food using aeroponic technology, which is similar to hydroponics but harnesses the air […]

“More kale, please!” That’s what a group of first through third graders at Stagg Elementary shouted after trying kale for the first time. The students are participating in the Illinois Farm to School Network’s eight-week after-school program. As you know, Seven Generations Ahead is deeply involved in the Illinois Farm to School Network, a statewide […]

Farm to School has been a growing movement in the state of Illinois for over a decade, with many dedicated people and groups working together for our students. Now more than ever before, Farm to School is growing across the country. Illinois is a part of that growth. With every new school garden, every new […]