Creating connections between your kitchen and garden can be so rewarding. From having a convenient source of herbs and produce to getting exercise to enjoying nature, there are so many benefits to gardening with edible plants. -Poe Center

These are fun and simple things you can do at home without a lot of special equipment, with participation from the whole family!

Each week, the Poe Center posts a helpful series of tweets dedicated to nutrition, physical activity, or gardening. Visit their website for ore information about this program.

The Poe Center for Health Education is a part of the SNAP-Ed Connection, grant funded by USDA, to help improve the nutrition of North Carolina citizens. The interactive Poe and Grow Garden is designed with you, your school and community in mind.

Visit this interactive garden for fun learning!

The GrowWELL Garden is an interactive outdoor classroom designed to make connections between edible gardening and nutrition while students learn about growing fruits and vegetables, why pollinators matter, how to compost, and the science of plants.

The GrowWELL Garden features raised beds of seasonal fruits and vegetables, a pollinator garden, compost station, and educational mural.

The CookWELL Kitchen is a unique teaching space designed to encourage healthy food choices, preferences, and attitudes by teaching skills to create nutritious and delicious dishes.

Programs focus on basic kitchen safety, nutrition, and making simple healthy snacks and meals. Programs are led by ServSafe-trained professionals.