Announcing a Global First:

Start Strong. Live Long.

A Statewide Education Initiative—Addressing Lifestyle-Related Disease at Its Roots—Beginning in Childhood

Super Me Arkansas: 35,000 Smiles brings whole-health literacy to ALL Arkansas fourth graders and their families, building knowledge and practical skills for healthier lives.

35,000 Fourth Graders ≈ 200,000 Family Members

35,000 Kitchen Tables

In partnership with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Walnut Canyon Press is developing a statewide summer learning initiative that brings Arkansas-grown food, healthy habits, and hands-on education to family kitchen tables.

Learning Doesn't Stop When School Lets Out!

Keeping Minds Active.

Building Healthy Habits. Reducing Summer Slide.

Combining Arkansas agriculture, nutrition, reading, STEM, and practical life skills, 35,000 Smiles turns summer into a season of discovery.

Through colorful illustrations, hands-on activities, and interactive QR-code resources, children strengthen classroom skills while exploring food, health, and everyday decision-making.

Through colorful original illustrations, hands-on activities, and interactive QR-code resources, children explore where their food comes from, practice reading, math, and problem-solving, and discover healthy choices—all while reinforcing skills developed during the school year.

Best of all, learning travels home! Children share their discoveries with parents, grandparents, and caregivers, inspiring healthier habits across generations.

Arkansas Farms to Family Tables

Children discover where their food comes from, meet the world of Arkansas agriculture, and learn how nutritious choices support healthy living.

Hands-on activities connect farming, cooking, and practical life skills—turning family meals into opportunities for learning together.

Harvest to Hallways: From Food Waste to Waistline Wins

Every nutritious meal can help nourish a child—but only if it gets eaten.

Super Me Arkansas encourages children to appreciate nutritious food, reduce avoidable waste, and make informed choices.

Children return to school in the fall as empowered student health advocates. Super Me gives them the knowledge to recognize Harvest to Hallways as a priceless gift for their future!