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Chipotle sponsoring 100 school gardens through partnership

The effort will focus on creating or supporting 100 school gardens in Austin, Texas; Boston; Dallas; Denver; Long Island/northern New Jersey; Louisville, Kentucky; Miami; Orange County, California; Phoenix and San Diego.

October 8, 2014

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced a partnership with Slow Food USA to create or support approximately 100 school gardens in 10 metropolitan areas across the country.

"With this new partnership, we want to give children access to a hands-on learning experience at their schools, to teach them how food is grown, and the importance of cooking and healthy eating," said Mark Crumpacker, chief marketing and development officer at Chipotle, in a company press release.

Chipotle is providing $500,000 in funding for the effort, which will focus on Austin, Texas; Boston; Dallas; Denver; Long Island/northern New Jersey; Louisville, Kentucky; Miami; Orange County, California; Phoenix and San Diego.

Local Slow Food USA chapters will provide customized curriculum, funding, labor, technical assistance and other resources to schools and districts. Chipotle will also provide funding through micro grants, in-restaurant fundraisers and hands-on support.

Chipotle has contributed more than $1 million to support approximately 50 school, community and educational garden programs across the country in 2013, and Slow Food USA has started and/or maintained 313 school gardens nationwide, engaging more than 21,000 children.