Middle School

Marion-Polk Food Share Youth Gardens

Marion-Polk Food Share is leading the fight to end hunger in Marion and Polk counties in Oregon. While we provide emergency food boxes, we recognize we have the responsibility to address root causes of hunger and "stop the line before it starts" by providing youth nutrition awareness and food systems education in our communities. 

Food For Thought

Food For Thought is a  collaborative community effort to address the silent epidemic of hunger, poor health, obesity and poverty in our community's children. 

Food For Thought is offered as a science elective and after-school club to teach middle school students about stewardship, sustainablity and the connections between food, health, the environment and individual performance.

Growums Garden Kits Made Just For Kids

Growums are themed garden kits that allow children to grow complete gardens and encourage them to eat healthy foods- a vital concern for educators and parents everywhere, as our country
continues the fight against childhood obesity. Growums has 6 different garden kits (Pizza, Taco, Salad, Stir-Fry, Herb, and Ratatouille) that comes with a self-watering tray, 8 seed-starting pellets, 4 different types of seeds and 8 character plant ID tags. Each seed is represented by a lovable Growums character. The characters come to life and teach children step-by-step (from seed to

Kidding around the Kitchen

Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson to the classroom in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring cooking and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats and other ingredients that they may never have previously see in their raw form. The classes reinforce math, science, reading and vocabulary all within a one hour lesson.

Oakland Parks and Recreation Community Gardens Program

Oakland Parks and Recreation is gardening with a purpose, with 16 locations that bring people of all ages and diverse backgrounds together to grow organic vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers. Additionally, OPR now offers six garden locations run in partnership with schools and nonprofits. These beautiful gardens engage children and community members to help grow food for themselves and their families, at no cost to participate. OPR features 23 sites with youth gardening facilities, including at most of our recreation centers.

Our Nonprofit Organization Partners

Sweetgrass Garden

Mission
The mission of the Sweetgrass Garden Co-op, as a 501 (c) 3 Not-for-Profit Corporation, is to provide free, fresh, naturally grown, local produce to charitable food distribution agencies in South Carolina and to support that effort by growing a portion of the produce for income to sustain the enterprise. We cultivate a variety of fruits and vegetables, using sustainable methods and good agricultural practices, as we educate the public about farming, composting, and distributing food to people in need and the organizations that serve them.

South Education Center Schoolyard Garden (Richfield, Minnesota)

 SEC organic garden was initiated by Terry Guthrie with the support of The City of Bloomington's SHIP (Statewide Health Improvement Program) in 2009.  The garden supports curriculum engagment, cafeteria integration, community outreach and building-wide participation.  SEC Organic Garden is the flagship garden and serves as a model for future endeavors in Intermediate District 287.

Island Grown Schools

 Island Grown Schools is Martha's Vineyard Farm to School Program.  We work with almost every schoolage child on the island, from 2-18 years old, at all seven K-12 schools and at six island pre-schools.  We have installed and support gardens at all 13 of our partner schools, work with cafeteria staff to bring locally sourced meat and produce to school meals at every school, collaborate with classroom teachers to lead farm, gaden, and nutrition-based curriculum-tied lessons, and lead field trips to island family farms.  

Yellow Tractor

 Yellow Tractor is a mission-driven organization built on the Social Enterprise model. We are in business to create lasting, positive change in individual health and well-being and seek partners who share this objective.  When you partner with Yellow Tractor you enable us to provide the same benefits to organizations in under-served communities through our non profit arm, The Yellow Tractor Project. Together we can bring about real social change.

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