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Ragsdale’s November Harvest reaches H2H Food Pantry

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On Saturday, November 19th, fresh student grown pesticide free greens harvested the day before made it to Parkwood Baptist’s Hand to Hand Food Pantry.  A flyer highlighting some of the health benefits of eating more greens was also included in the delivery.

Ragsdale High School’s Classroom to Food Pantry Pipeline (CFPP) setup to benefit Hand to Hand will continue with regular monthly deliveries for the rest of the school year.

Classroom to Food Bank Pipeline at Ragsdale High School

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Food grown by students in Mrs. Pendrak’s (a former PitchPocalypse Winner) 2nd Block Game Design class at Ragsdale High School was successfully harvested and delivered to Renaissance Church’s Food Bank on Saturday, March 26th, as part of ReBuildUp’s “Food Bike” program.

In addition to setting up this “Classroom to Food Bank Pipeline,” students played a nutrition based card game also called “Food Bike” where they took turns being customers and merchants selling one another fruits and vegetables based on each food’s health benefits.

The Food Bike program finished up with a small cash prize contest where winners made bottle lettuce growers to see who could grow the biggest plant over the course of the program.  Coming in first was Reina, second place went to Emily, and coming in third was Cameron.

ReBuildUp is currently seeking out sponsors, donors, and grants to help make these requests a reality.

There are over 40 schools across the state wanting this for their classroom and community.  There are also teachers in both Greensboro and High Point requesting Food Bike which is important given Guilford County’s status as #1 in the nation for food insecurity.

Sponsored by Michael Robinson Accounting, the Greater High Point Food Alliance also deserves thanks for connecting Ragsdale with Renaissance Church.  For more information on “Food Bike” along with how to involve your school, congregation, or food bank, visit https://rebuildup.com/foodbike along with the Greater High Point Food Alliance at http://www.ghpfa.org

ReBuildUp Celebrates 2 Year Anniversary with new game: Food Bike

Today, March 1st, 2016 marks the 2 year anniversary of ReBuildUp, LLC!  To celebrate, we’re announcing our newest game focused on nutrition and helping people grow food in their own homes.
It’s called Food Bike
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newest game Food Bike teaches players how to grow their own food using everyday items
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Compete in a card game while learning the health benefits of fruits and vegetables
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Create portable gardens
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And win prizes in the process. 
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Contact us if you’d like to bring Food Bike to your school, congregation, or community center.