Kindergarten

Carlton Landing Academy

Carlton Landing Academy is a new public magnet school located in Carlton Landing on the shores of Lake Eufaula in eastern Oklahoma. Students are able to grow veggies, pick berries and raise chickens in the community garden - just across the street from the school buildings.

City of Oakland Community Gardens Program

The City of Oakland's Community Gardens Program provides 16 community gardens and 17 youth programs citywide.  Our youth programs provide children ages 4-13 with the opportunity to learn where their food comes from, growing organic herbs and vegetables for cooking onsite at recreation centers, or at home with their families.  Please contact program coordinator Peter Collier at 510.238.2197 for more information, or send him an email at pcollier@oaklandnet.com.  You can also visit a City of Oakland recreation center to see how you can get involved

Whittier Elementary

 Garden Leader: Helen Quinn – helenpatq@yahoo.com

Whittier, one of our first Slow Food Gardens, is located in the Denver Urban Gardens community garden on the school grounds. We work with Summer Scholars to provide after school and summer cooking classes and garden classes for the K-5 students. The community garden hosts a pumpkin harvest and give away each fall.

Steele Elementary

 Garden Leader: Andrew Nowak – ajnowak@mindspring.com

In ten years, Steele’s garden has grown to be a showcase garden, with 1/3 acres, 30 plots, compost area, some raised beds, 12 fruit trees, greenhouse, garden sink, grape arbor, weather station, outdoor classroom, garden signs, worm box, and a sun dial. We are excited to use our greenhouse for the first time this year. We will soon begin our seedling plants, which will be hardened off in the greenhouse as we get closer to planting time.

St. Elizabeth’s Private School

 Garden Leader: Lynn Till – flordelamadre@gmail.com

St. Elizabeth’s School garden is a small but expanding in-ground vegetable garden located inside of the fenced in playground area. There are 2 covered picnic tables, a garden sink and sprinklers. As our small school grows we plan to grow the garden with it.

Smith Elementary

 Garden Leader: Lindsay McNicholas – lindsay_mcnicholas@dpsk12.org

Our garden is located in the northeast corner of our playground. We have 4 large raised beds and 5 in-ground beds. We grow vegetables, flowers, herbs, etc. We have seating space for 12-15 students. We use the garden for science lessons, gardening classes, Youth Farmers Markets and community donations. About 60 students in 1st and 3rd grade enjoy the garden.

Sandburg Elementary

To teach our kids about where our food comes from an appreciation of home grown versus processed food our connection to ecosystems the importance of community and a more respectful and regenerative way of living on the planet. This vital engagement is the only way to truly connect children to their food. The grant will make this possible giving our children and community an exceptional awareness and the experiential knowledge necessary for making healthier lifestyle choices forever. 

organic lunchroom

orgainc lunchroom reform and organic garden

 

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