Indigenous Connections, From Classroom to Cafeteria – 5/28/25

Build a program that honors indigenous stewardship throughout the garden, classroom, and cafeteria. In this webinar, learn from Hardin School District, MT, and how they’ve incorporated community feedback to create curriculum highlighting local tribes and events reflecting ancestral community gatherings.

Key Objectives:

•  Discover how to identify and incorporate traditional foods for your region.
• Learn tools to engage with food service directors in creating a recipe with traditional foods.
• Create programs that connect classroom lessons, cafeteria menus, and community resources.

Presenters Include:

• Eleanor Ross, Director of Farm to School at Hardin School District 17h&1, Hardin, MT.
• Keianna “Kat” Cachora, Traditional and Nutritional Food Specialist at Hardin School District 17H&1, Hardin, MT.
• Marlo Spreng, Director of School Nutrition, Hardin School District 17H&1, Billings, MT.

Resource Handout

This is Part 2 of or Indigenous Connections in School Gardens Webinar Series.  Check out Part 1, “A Taste of Indigenous Foods”, with Mariah Gladstone from Indigikitchen. 

This webinar is generously funded by the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation.