Why cook with kids? Cooking invites kids to get to know their food — what a beet looks like, that squash have seeds inside, that potatoes come in different colors... “Learning to cook is an important skill, but even more important is simply helping kids get to know whole foods. We live in a world where we are getting further and further from whole foods — literally like a whole carrot or a whole bean,” says Rachel Huff, Farm to School Coordinator for the Northwest Vermont Healthy Roots Collaborative in Vermont. Read more about the many reasons to cook with kids, and tell us why YOU do it! {Image description: A teen stirs a bowl of orange vegetables on a countertop.} healthyrootsvt #FarmToSchool #FarmToSchoolMonth #CookWithKids #KidsWhoCook #CookingWithKids #KidsGardening #KidsGarden #SchoolGarden #SchoolGardens #KidsWhoGarden #GardenWithKids #GardenIdeas #FarmToSchool