Lower Elementary

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.

True North Academy Garden

The goal is to teach children how to grow foods and how to make proper nutrition choices that includes fresh, whole foods.

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.

Valley View Elementary School

 I am a new organic gardener and I am a mother of a new Kindergartner. I am on the PTA and I would LOVE to begin this program on her campus. We are the second smallest school in our district and an old-world, yummy feel exists on the campus and an organic gardening program would be a WONDERFUL addition to the after school curriculum. 

 

I am just a mom with a vision at this point. I have not asked the principal yet if this is something of interest...though I can't see how anyone would object.

Garden Project

We are teaching 1st and 2nd graders where food comes from.

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.

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