Julie Zipperer of Waukegan and son Aidan, 7, have traditional Haitian pumpkin soup and tropical salad during the Farm to Table lunch at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Second grader Ashna Chandran, 8, has some traditional Haitian pumpkin soup made with pumpkins that students at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake helped to harvest earlier this week during a Farm to Table lunch at the school on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Chef Romie Auguste of Gurnee prepares a tropical salad for the Farm to Table lunch at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
The traditional Haitian pumpkin soup was made with pumpkins that students at Prairie Crossing Charter School students helped harvest for the Farm to Table lunch at the school on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Chef Romie Auguste of Gurnee pours Haitian pumpkin soup into a serving bowl for the Farm to Table lunch at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Second grader Abby Cohn, 7, talks about pumpkins, the featured ingredient in the Farm to Table lunch at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake, with classmate Brendon Dorr, 8, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Bridget Chaney of Grayslake, a volunteer parent, scoops out Haitian pumpkin soup for second grader Kate Sullivan during the Farm to Table lunch at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Second grader Lindsay Goldman, 7, talks about pumpkins, the featured ingredient in the Farm to Table lunch at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake, with classmates Owen Walsh, 7, and Kashish Shah (left), 8, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Anita Thomas of Gurnee, a volunteer parent, scoops out Haitian pumpkin soup for first grader Mae Anderson during the Farm to Table lunch at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
A Farm to Table lunch was held at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake on Wednesday, Oct. 24. …