High School

CCA Academy Aquaponics

 CCA Academy is a small, private, non-denominational high school located in Chicago’s North Lawndale Community.

Youth Garden Project

The Youth Garden Project (YGP) is a non-profit organization in Moab, Utah with a mission of cultivating healthy children, families and community through educational programs and the profound act of connecting people with food from seed to table. Our 1 ½   acres of land includes about 64 garden beds, a CSA plot, an orchard, a greenhouse and grow dome, chickens and rabbits, a commercial community kitchen, indoor classroom space and several unique outdoor classroom areas.

CTC School Garden

 CTC School Garden has been developed to expand Environmental Education within our school. We serve students with special needs from pre-k to 21 on 2 campuses. Through fundraising, grants, community support and a partnership with "My Local Garden" we have been able to develop a school garden. We are now in the process of supporting our staff in the development and implementation of Environmental Education through our garden. We are also working on the development of educational and sensory environments that enhance the learning environment for our students.

100 Seeds of Change

The Social Justice Learning Institute has developed the "100 Seeds of Change" Food System Initiative - a comprehensive, city-wide plan to create 100 urban gardens at homes, local schools, city parks and other locations with city youth & community members. The goal of this initiative is to transform Inglewood into a healthy living community by empowering residents to collaboratively be active in growing their own food in a local network.

FoodCorps Connecticut

FoodCorps is a nationwide team of leaders that connects kids to real food and helps them grow up healthy.

Mission
Through the hands and minds of emerging leaders, FoodCorps strives to give all youth an enduring relationship with healthy food.

Fayetteville Public Schools

 Fayetteville Public Schools has 9 existing schoolyard gardens throughout the district. We have been working on garden programming and education for several years, but have taken a more direct approach over the past three years. In 2011 the district also created a sustainability coordinator position to assist schools with a variety of environmental initiatives including schoolyard gardens.

The Amazing Places Project

The Amazing Places Project

We operate in partnership with Community Space Challenge, funded by the Big Lottery Fund. Community Space Challenge is about young people taking on run down and forgotten spaces and changing them into fresh green places for everyone to use and enjoy. It covers 70 areas of the country and focuses on involving young people growing up in tough situations: they learn about the environment, growing fresh food, creating sensory and wildlife community gardens, and linking them into their communities.

Children & youths' gardening association/ Kumpula school garden/ Green Branch Youth Program

The Helsinki School Garden celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012.  The original motivation for school gardening activities in the city  was the concern for the welfare of the working class families.

First School Garden Program, Good Food Sandhills

 In 2007, NC ranked 5th in the nation for childhood obesity; where 42% of Moore County students were overweight or obese. Moore County is populated by many low-income communities struggling to access healthy food while other areas are lush with manicured lawns & golf courses. The FirstSchool Garden Program was developed in response to that growing childhood obesity crisis in Moore County.

University of Northern Iowa Center for Energy and Environmental Education / FoodCorps

The The University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy and Environmental Education (UNI-CEE), located in Cedar Falls, Iowa is home to a dynamic and proven local food systems working group - including Black Hawk county, and the six immediately contiguous counties. The Mission of UNI-CEE is, “to empower Iowans with the knowledge, experiences, tools, and inspiration needed to create a sustainable future for our communities.”

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