Middle School

Carver's Produce Edible Schoolyard

The life of George Washington Carver will always be remembered through his contributions to humanity, agriculture, and our environment. He left behind a selfless legacy to guide future generations into greater heights. Father Carver, as we affectingly call him, had a passion for teaching his students and taking them “into the field” for research at Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee University). 

Forget Me Not Farm Children's Services

Since its inception in 1992, Forget Me Not Farm has helped thousands of at-risk children and youth break the cycle of abuse. Located on the grounds of the Sonoma County Humane Society, the Farm offers animal-assisted and horticultural therapeutic activities that provide a haven for children, animals, and plants to interact, bond, learn and heal. As part of our programming, children and youth from the foster care system come to the farm each week and help plant, tend, and harvest food that they can bring home with them at the end of the day. 

New Horizon Peace Garden

The vision for a New Horizon School Peace Garden at its middle school campus grew out of a desire to develop a space that will enrich our students’ learning with the establishment of an environmental education program and serve as a place to sow seeds of peace and understanding through community building. The school’s diverse student body hails from all around the world including Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

Our core goals for the Peace Garden’s 6,480 foot space are:

Suisun Valley Garden

Suisun Valley is a rural K-8 school of approximately 520 students located in a prime agricultural area of Suisun Valley. Approximately 60% of our students come from outside our attendance area, attending our school as a school-of-choice option or NCLB choice from underperforming schools. The school has developed a reputation for being a small nurturing school and instructionally demanding environment.

Valley Academy Charter School

We are Desert Hive Food Forests, a Non-profit organization operating in the far Southwestern corner of Utah! We are currently working on a school garden overhaul with Valley Academy Charter School a Kindergarten through 7th grade school serving about 350 students in a rural desert community. We believe strongly that schools provide the perfect platform for community centered agriculture and believe that outdoor garden classrooms that serve the children, the cafeteria, and the community, are a necessary addition to our current curriculum standards.

Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School

Tucked away in the hills above San Luis Obispo is Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School, a natural preserve, a school campus, and an extraordinary learning resource. Here, on 250 protected acres, students literally reach out and touch the natural world and explore their place within it. Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School provides hands-on learning opportunities for students to study science and ecology in a natural setting. It is outdoor education at its very best and we have been providing it for over 40 years.

St. Catherine School Garden

We have an area of 50' x 100' of raised beds and open areas, including several fruit trees. Teachers work with our Garden Coordinator to plan lessons that tie in with classroom curriculum. Food from the garden is used for classroom activities and some is given to our onsite food bank.

Pittsburg Unified School District

Pittsburg USD has created a Farm to school environment where we are utilizing Farm to school for our enhanced Nutrition program.  In addition, through the USDA Farm to School program grant, we will source and procure fresh, local produce to serve in our nutrition program.  This will aid in our community support and allow for students to learn how the Food system works. 

Rogue Valley Farm to School

 Rogue Valley Farm to School offers school garden activities, farm field trips, tasting tables, and works with local farmers and food service to increase the use of local food in school meals.  Educational programs serve 5 school districts in two counties of the Rogue Valley.

The Human Path Sustainable Gardening Program

Sustainable gardening makes up an important part of the homestead movement back to better health and a stronger connection to the land.  Introducing these garden techniques to youth is a great way to bring simple concepts into their every day life and give an alternative to the highly processed fast-food that is present everywhere.  Putting youth in charge of the growing process as well as the harvest and preserving of the food teaches life-long self reliance skills that will benefit them regardless of where they live.  The ability to effectively grow both medicinal and edible plants is one

Pages