Kindergarten

Grow Pittsburgh

Grow Pittsburgh's school garden program was born in 2006 as a pilot program in two Pittsburgh Public Schools.  Over the years we have seen the interest and demand for school garden programming grow signficantly.  We currently support fifteen school gardens in the region and look forward to continuing to work with more schools through a bi-annual application process.

Earth Champs

We are beginning an organic garden project this year of native and Florida-friendly edible plants with a focus on sustainability and peace practices, in line with the principles of the Earth Charter  and its family division, Earth Champs (www.earthcharterus.org).  We integrate music, art, and science studies into the garden-centric curriculum.

Camp Kitchen & Harvest

Camp Kitchen & Harvest seeks to teach youth the value of gardening, cooking, and healthy eating to empower them to reach their goals.

Sproutside

Sproutside is the Flint Children's Museum's outdoor area which features an organic garden. The children who visit the museum help to plant, tend, and harvest the produce. We grow a variety of foods so that children gain exposure to all sorts of things such as okra, brussel sprouts, cabbage, and eggplants. Families are welcome to taste any of the produce, and to take vegetables home to enjoy. We use the garden for many educational opportunities such as teaching about important vitamins and healthy eating habits.

Alaska Farm to School

The Farm to School (FTS) program is designed to offer expertise and support to all areas of the state to pursue farm to school activities and interests. The prevailing program goal is having product produced and/or harvested in Alaska available in the school food environment. We hope that through a variety of outreach efforts, we will increase the procurement and use of food grown in the state by public schools.

Springdale Park Elementary School

 Springdale Park Elementary School is part of Atlanta Public Schools. SPARK was built as a certified LEED Gold school with the unique feature of a roof-top garden. The building was designed by Perkins+Will and has won the Atlanta Urban Design Commission Award of Excellence, the AIA Georgia Design Award, and the USGBC Award for Excellence in Sustainability in 2010. It was recently highlighted by the United States Green Building Council through their "High Performance, Healthy Schools" program for both their physical resources and their programming. 

Blooming Heights Edible Schoolyard & Outdoor Classroom

Our Mission

The mission of Blooming Heights Edible Schoolyard is to support academic achievement and promote healthy nutrition for students in the Columbia Heights Public School District. As a district-wide organic school garden, Blooming Heights is a resource for all teachers and students to use as a living laboratory and outdoor classroom to enhance class lessons and curriculum. The garden is also open to community members as a space to learn about growing nutritious food and sustainable gardening.

About the Garden

Firefly Garden

Our school garden was established in March 2011.  We took a unused piece of turf and transformed it into an edible school garden.  The garden is named the Firefly Garden.  John Simmons who owns the Firefly restuarants in Las Vegas donated money for its start up.  We teach using the garden as a tool.  We grow our own vegetables and herbs.  The students also compost in the garden.  We have chefs come to the school and cook with the kids using what was harvested in the garden.

Briscoe Elementary Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™ Program with Recipe for Success Foundation

Since September 2006, 528 children have participated in RFS Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™ programming each month.

All the students receive monthly classes in the Recipe Garden and the 4th graders also get a monthly Chefs in Schools™ cooking class with a celebrity chef. Participating RFS Chefs in Schools instructors are: Garth Blackburn, Sub-Zero Wolf (monthly classes since 2008); Barbara McKnight, Catering by Culinaire (monthly classes since 2006); GianCarlo Ferrara, Arcodoro (monthly classes since 2009); Mariquita Combes, La Villette Catering (monthly classes since 2009)

Recipe for Success Foundation

Recipe for Success Foundation's Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™ has taught over 16,000 Houston elementary children how to grow, harvest, and cook their own healthy food. A growing list of 80 high-profile Houston chefs volunteer their time to help. The only initiative in the country of it's scope, the RFS Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™ program introduces children to the entire cycle of food along with taste and flavor combinations, techniques, and skills that will serve them for a lifetime, and empowers them to prepare healthy meals and snacks for themselves.

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