Lower Elementary

Jefferson Elementary School

2013-14 is proving to be a year of metamorphoses for Jefferson. The building is undergoing significant construction to expand the school and the garden has been blocked off as a result. Historically, due to federal funding requirements, Jefferson students have never had the same gardening and cooking education that their peers enjoy at surrounding schools. In 2012-13, Jefferson's principal and parents rallied around these two obstacles. First, we obtained funding from Lowe

Lac qui Parle Valley

Our first priority is to educate and inspire our students with the use of our passive solar greenhouse. This student-led project has directly involved over 100 students in the planning and building phases. Once we begin to produce greens our students will be able to enjoy healthy, fresh, organic salads grown in their own backyard. The greenhouse will be used as an ecducation tool to extend the classroom as the students learn real-world applications of the growing process.

Escuela Del Sol Montessori

February, 2015. At last! It is here. Thanks to WKF, we now have a 360-gallon rain "barrel" to supply 4 of our raised garden boxes and the nearby trees. We were promptly blessed with a half an inch of rain, which filled our container completely!!! Since we are predicted to have our fifth year of drought, we are super grateful to get our spring seedlings off to a good start with clean and nutritious rain water!

Nativity BVM Catholic Elementary School

The goal of this gardening program is to go "From the Trash to the Table." This will involve using biodegradable trash from our school cafeteria to help create our own compost. This compost will then be used to enrich the soil in each grade's raised garden. Each grade will then plant, raise, & harvest vegetables/fruits that will then be served in our school cafeteria Through this program students will grow to understand the chemical process of composting, the food cycle, and a respect for gardeners and farmers.

RN Harris Integrated Arts Core Knowledge Magnet School

Since our school has 83% free or reduced lunch eligible students the goal is to be able to help feed students healthy meals over the weekends. We also want to be a resource to community families living at or below the median income level in the Durham, NC area.

Carthage Elementary

Our goal is to utilize the garden to provide education and hands-on experience to the kindergarten through 4th grade students who attend this elementary school. This school is located in a village and of the 90 students attending the school, over half currently qualify for free or reduced lunches. We want to involve the students and the community together for the children to learn about raising healthy foods and how the concept of "Healthy Bodies=Healthy Minds".

Taylor Elementary School

The goal of this garden is ultimately to create a more sustainable community here in Foxborough. We hope to educate students and families about how to grow your own food, the benefits of locally grown organic foods, and to increase opportunities for students to try and eat these local foods in the school cafeteria and ultimately at home as well.

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