January 2011
Dorothy Peterson Honored with 2010 A.G. Brinley Award: President of Davis Farm to School and the Davis Farmer's Market Foundation, Dorothy Peterson was awarded the Brinley Plaque for outstanding service at the Davis Chamber of Commerce Installation Dinner on Jan. 21st. Peterson is a retired teacher of 37 years in the Davis Joint Unified School. She is responsible for starting the school gardening and recycling movement in Davis schools and founding the non-profit Davis Farm t
September-December 2010
Avenue of Scarecrows at the Davis Farmer's Market Fall Festival! Elementary and Junior High School students built creative scarecrows and auctioned them off at the Farmer's Market Fall Festival on Oct. 30th. All proceeds went to support Davis school gardens. Hoes Down Festival: Davis Farm to School volunteers helped staff the fun educational booths at Full Belly Farm's annual Hoes Down Festival this fall. Volunteers helped mill wheat and make fresh salsa with excited kids whi