Kindergarten

The Dawes School Garden of Eatin'

The Dawes School Garden of Eatin' project focuses on educating children about healthy food choices. Through growing and harvesting vegetables themselves, and then  coming together for tastings, our students learn where food comes from and to appreciate the joys of fresh produce.  They learn that how we grow our food has a profound effect on the environment and on their personal health.  They learn that good nutrition means including vegetables in their diet.

Miles Davis Magnet Academy Learning Garden

The Miles Davis Magnet Academy Learning Garden includes raised vegetable beds, butterfly and rain gardens and a native plants area. The Learning Garden provides opportunities for student learning about science and engineering, particularly in the areas of botany, urban agriculture and environmental science.

 

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Highland Elementary

Our goal is to expand our existing garden and continue to help children become aware of the source of their food along with making sound nutritional choices. We want to integrate as many subject areas as possible but also believe in the intrinsic value of teaching children gardening and cooking skills as an overall approach to wellness.

Garden Leader: Ellen Datino -- emdhome@msn.com
 

Graland Country Day School

Garden Leader: Maureen Kechriotis – mkech@comcast.net

Locally Grown at Graland

Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Garden Leader: Allie Molinda – blainenewby@yahoo.com

Ben Franklin Elementary has a medium to large size garden composed of about 14 4×12′ raised beds, and 2 2×20′ flat beds. A small but adequate shed houses our garden tools. We produce mainly vegetables and herbs. The garden is surrounded by xeric plantings. We have a compost system and the garden is irrigated by an automated drip system. We use the garden for gardening, cooking, social studies and art classes.

Fairmont Elementary

Garden Leader: Stephanie Walker – stephlpwalker@gmail.com

In 2006, 400 students participated in a planting day at the beginning of the season. Seven youth cared for the garden and ran a farmer’s market through the summer. Approximately 50 students through the Early Childhood Education, Special Education and Third Grade classes helped provide on-going care for the garden through the end of the school year. An average of 30 families per week purchased vegetables during the 10-week market season.

The Learning Garden

Randall's island Learning Garden, created as a result of the combined efforts of the Randall's Island Park Alliance and GrowNYC is a 15,000 square foot urban farm that aims to provide schools and groups who lack on-site or proximal open space with the experience of environmental education and nutritional learning by growing, harvesting, cooking and eating garden-fresh produce.

 

Grow Some Good

Grow Some Good is a nonprofit community program dedicated to creating hands-on, outdoor learning experiences that cultivate curiosity about natural life cycles, connect students to their food sources, and inspire better nutrition choices.

In addition to helping establish food gardens and living science labs in local schools, we provide resources and curriculum support through community partnerships in agriculture, science, food education and nutrition.

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