Thanks to the efforts of the Gorham High School (GHS) Bee Club, students throughout the district have the chance to taste their own community-made honey in their cafeteria meals.

In December 2024 members of the Bee Club sold jars of honey they worked at harvesting, making and packaging. The Gorham School Nutrition Department saw the opportunity to support GHS’s Bee Club and purchased five jars of honey. The high school, middle school and three elementary schools were given the challenge of incorporating the honey into the school cafeteria menu.

Gorham Middle School produced Honey Parfaits, Great Falls Elementary incorporated honey into homemade granola, and Narragansett Elementary drizzled honey over banana slices. Village Elementary School blended their honey into warm cinnamon oatmeal and Gorham High School created a “hot honey” with red pepper flakes, then drizzled it over mashed potato pizza.

The Bee Club members were thrilled to see their honey enjoyed in all five Gorham schools. The project provided benefits of farm-to-school programs and initiated district-wide engagement. The initiative provided local food appreciation and is a great example of supporting student-led programs within the Gorham School District.