IMPACT: By The Numbers.

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Kids Still Love to Play in the Dirt!

• 12,000+ seeds planted by attendees to grow their own food .
• 1,200+students, children, and parents educated on soil health's vital link to human wellness through programs that empower families to establish healthy nutritional habits together.
• 200+ families positively impacted by our program. 
• 100+ at-farm, hands-on sessions over four years. 

We are our Community!

We Live Here. We Work Here. We Love Here.

• Nearly 2,000 regional school district students fed with our ROC® and USDA Certified Organic produce through Farm-to-School meal grants.
• Nearly 1 ton of ROC® produce grown for regional students.
• 50% of these students qualify for meal assistance programs 

Since 2020, The Rodale Institute has accomplished phenomenal and groundbreaking work as Pocono Organics has positioned itself as 1 of 5 Global Regional Resource Centers.

• 25+ groundbreaking research studies and white papers conducted by two full-time Rodale Institute Ph.D. scientists hosted at our Regional Resource Center.
• 20+ research-focused tours for Pennsylvania state legislators and agriculture committee members as well as corporate sustainability leaders and college research graduate students.
• 10+ research findings presentations at national and international agricultural symposiums.

 Together, we're creating healthier students, stronger local food systems, and thriving regional economies that benefit generations of Americans to come.

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