About PUMS Cooks+Gardens

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Princeton Middle School (formerly JW) Cooks+Gardens is a seed-to-table food literacy program that builds uhpon the garden- and food-based literacy efforts in place at the four elementary schools at Princeton Public Schools.

In the program, students receive hands-on garden and cooking lessons, growing the food that they later cook and eat together.

The Princeton School Garden Cooperative-sponsored classes have been taught by Chef Michelle Fuerst and by Priscilla Hayes. They were administered by Priscilla, with oversight by Karla Cook, Princeton School Garden Cooperative board member. Our instructors are joined by Janet Gaudino, 8th-grade science teacher.

Past chefs of the program include Jen Carson of Lilipies, and the late Dorothy Mullen, co-founder of Princeton School Gardens Cooperative and also, the Suppers Program.

The Princeton Middle School program was inspiration for the middle school to return a food literacy program to the school day. Those EP classes began in 2016 and currently are taught by Nyrie Janho on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

This after-school program previously was funded by McCaffrey’s Food Markets and currently is supported by Church & Dwight Employee Giving Fund.

Classes are open to Princeton Middle School students and to Charter School students. For information, or to sign up, check at the JW office for an application.