Kindergarten

Land's Sake

A 501c3 nonprofit corporation, we run a public farm, host educational programming for all ages, maintain the town forest for recreational and production uses, and care for both public conservation and private land.

Our efforts are centered on three themes:

Environmental Education
Sustainable Land Management and Open Space Preservation
Community-Building and Caretaking

Ohio State Extension-Farm to School

 Ohio's Farm to School Program provides youth, pre-K through college, with access to nutritious meals, while supporting local farmers and communities. This program provides children with fresh, local food, and helps them understand where their food comes from and how food choices affect their health, environment and community. The Ohio Farm to School program is part of a national network and involves many local, state and regional partners, advisors and projects.

Something Good in the World

Something Good in the World is a grass roots environmental educational organization, which operates as a public charity under section 501c3 of the IRS code. 

GrowingGreat

 GrowingGreat is a nationwide community-based non-profit education organization dedicated to inspiring children and adults to adopt healthy eating habits, decreasing the risk of obesity and disease.  Our goal is to help children, families and our communities understand where our food comes from, appreciate that food serves a purpose in our overall health and has an impact on our longevity and well being.  GrowingGreat educates PreK-5th grade students through teaching gardens and classroom nutrition linked to standardize curriculum.

University of California Davis School Gardening Program

The UC Davis School Gardening Program is a program of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute on the UC Davis campus. It is located at the Ecological Garden and Student Farm on campus. The program provides an array of opportunities for learning about gardening, farming, food systems, nutrition, and the development and use of school gardens.  These opportunities serve audiences ranging in age from kindergarten students, through youth and college students, up to adult educator groups. 
 

Growums Garden Kits Made Just For Kids

Growums are themed garden kits that allow children to grow complete gardens and encourage them to eat healthy foods- a vital concern for educators and parents everywhere, as our country
continues the fight against childhood obesity. Growums has 6 different garden kits (Pizza, Taco, Salad, Stir-Fry, Herb, and Ratatouille) that comes with a self-watering tray, 8 seed-starting pellets, 4 different types of seeds and 8 character plant ID tags. Each seed is represented by a lovable Growums character. The characters come to life and teach children step-by-step (from seed to

Oak Grove Learning Garden

A great place for our students to learn and enjoy the outdoors

Kidding around the Kitchen

Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson to the classroom in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring cooking and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats and other ingredients that they may never have previously see in their raw form. The classes reinforce math, science, reading and vocabulary all within a one hour lesson.

JCCSF Rooftop Garden

The JCCSF Rooftop Garden is a place where children and adults can discover and learn how to grow food and care for plants through a unique range of urban agriculture programming.  Learning opportunities and curriculum include a focus on small scale gardening, culinary education, and environmental awareness.  We regularly serve preschool and SFUSD afterschool students during the school year and throughout the Summer within a diverse camp setting.  An expanded series of Rooftop Garden Workshops will be open to adults this Summer and through the rest of 2013.

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