Lower Elementary

Truck Farm Omaha

While traveling across the country for their documentary film about urban agriculture, Growing Cities, Dan and Andrew came across Truck Farms from Portland, OR to Washington, D.C. From the first sight, they knew they wanted to start a Truck Farm in their hometown of Omaha, NE.

Truck Farm started in Brooklyn, N.Y. as an educational project and film by Director Ian Cheney of Wicked Delicate. The project has since spread to more than 25 other cities with great success. Visit their website: http://www.truckfarm.org/

Vermont Food Education Every Day (Vermont FEED)

Vermont FEED works with schools and communities to raise awareness about good nutrition, healthy food, and the role of Vermont farms and farmers.

We act as a catalyst for rebuilding healthy food systems and to cultivate links between classrooms, cafeterias, communities, and local farms.

Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley

 At the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, we study the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teach skills for a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.

We believe schools must focus on children's social and emotional lives, not just their academic pursuits. That’s why we’re committed to helping educators and parents understand the science behind social and emotional learning—and then apply those insights to the classroom.

Somerset's Garden

Somerset Academy Elementary is located in Pembroke Pines, Florida.  Our edible garden will be cultivated by students and teachers and maintained by the families in our school community. 

Stephanie Alexander's Marsden State School Kitchen Garden Program

Marsden State School is located in south-east Queensland. Our climate is sub-tropical. We have just over 1000 students. We've been a part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program since April 2012. Our school philosophy is to have a whole school approach to maintaining and growing; sustainable, organic, biodiverse edible foods and preparing and cooking them.

Southern Boone Learning Garden

The Southern Boone Learning Garden is located in Ashland, Missouri, and is affiliated with the Southern Boone County R-1 School District and community.  Ashland is in the center of the state, halfway between Columbia & our capital, Jefferson City.  The mission of the Southern Boone Learning Garden is to provide outdoor classroom space and resources; to facilitate fun, authentic learning experiences that challenge students to embrace positive life skills; and to promote collaborative efforts between the Learning Garden, the school district, and the community.

School Food FOCUS

School Food FOCUS is a national collaborative that leverages the knowledge and procurement power of large school districts to make school meals nationwide more healthful, regionally sourced, and sustainably produced.

Funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, and a growing number of sponsors, individuals, and private funders, FOCUS aims to transform food systems to support students’ academic achievement and lifelong health, while directly benefiting farmers, regional economies, and the environment. School Food FOCUS is a program of Public Health Solutions.

Growing Healthy Habits

Growing Healthy Habits is a gardening and nutrition education curriculum for elementary school classrooms that was developed by the University of Maryland Extension Food Supplement Nutrition Education program (FSNE).  The curriculum was designed to help students increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables while creatively meeting Maryland State curriculum objectives through gardening, nutrition education, and tasting activities.  The Growing Healthy Habits curriculum was launched in Maryland 2010 and since then, more than 100 teachers have received hands-on training in curriculum us

St. Michael's Country Day School Garden Association

 St. Michael's Country Day School Wellness Committee helped to start a school garden during the spring semester, 2012.

 

While the garden is new, the students are excited about the four raised beds, pollinating and butterfly garden, as well as the fruit grove with high bush blueberry, espalier apple and pear trees, pink lemonade blueberry and strawberries.

 

Slow Food East End, Edible School Gardens of the East End, Joshua Levine Memorial Foundation "Master Farmers"

Through a partnership with the Joshua Levine Memorial Foundation, Slow Food East End hires three master farmers to work with local schools (nearly 20) to start and sustain gardens and greenhouses.

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