Middle School

Boise Urban Garden School

The Boise Urban Garden School (BUGS) is a specialized, inquiry-based education organization that utilizes an organic garden setting as the foundation for our unique learning environment. Our mission is to grow healthy bodies and inquiring minds. In 2013, we will celebrate our tenth anniversary, and since our founding, we have provided our students with knowledge through “real life” experiences.

SuperChefs Cookery for Kids

 SuperChefs Cookery for Kids teaches kids about the benefit of healthy eating, the fun of cooking and inspiring other kids to join in on the fun! By working with several age groups, then involving them in Culinary Food shows (Eat!Vancouver which attracts 40,000 foodies, and Fusion Festival in Surrey BC which has over 100,000 visit during three days in July), our SuperChefs Kids get to learn and cook with local and International Chefs and learn the fun and simplicity of eating local fresh healthy food.

Upper Mississippi Academy Edible Schoolyard

 The Edible Schoolyard is one of four Experiential Learning Pathways that frame the learning program at Upper Mississippi Academy.   We have a teaching kitchen on our campus and all students participate in garden and culinary classes on a regular basis. Our school is interdisciplinary and mulit-dimensional and the outcomes and the values of the Edible Schoolyard Experiential Learning Pathway will be incorporated into all content areas and grade levels.

Slow Food South Bay

Slow Food South Bay members typically work with schools who request occasional help with setting up or restoring gardens on their school sites.  We have also helped with several field trips taken by children all all levels from two elementary schools within walking distance of the Veggielution Community Farm in San José.

Martha's Table's Greenhouse

Built in January 2013, our new Greenhouse is a cornerstone of our food and education programs, playing several important roles. In our food program, the Greenhouse will help us serve more fresh and nutritious food to those in need. Currently, we are growing tomatoes, broccoli, beans, lettuce, strawberries and a variety of herbs.

Common Ground Garden

The Common Ground Garden, a project of Ecology Action, seeks to transform students' and visitors' relationship to food in their lives by inspiring and empowering them to explore mindful eating, to make healthy, sustainable and just food choices, and ultimately to grow their own food through biologically-intensive, more sustainable gardening. We seek to actively engage the local and regional community through educational programming.

Edible Education Napa Valley

Edible Education Napa Valley Culinary Nutrition Education Programs for growing healthy children, and a sustainable community. Based in the beautiful Napa Valley, we draw on the resources of our diverse growers, farmers and ranchers to provide local, seasonal, and sustainable cooking lessons. These lessons provide hands on farm to table experiences for children, families, and community organizations. Class participants will develop practical cooking and gardening skills, a foundation for a healthy future, and a passion for nourishing food.

Barnard Environmental Studies Magnet School -Courtyard Garden

 Barnard's Courtyard Garden is a hub of activity in an inner city school that has a Environmental Theme.  Children enjoy gardening activities and teachers use the courtyard as an outdoor classroom for various projects.  

Parkdale Community Garden

 Our garden is a large enclosed vegetable garden, it is a learning garden on the grounds of an elementary school.  During the summer months we have local families adopt the garden for a week at a time to maintain the garden.  During the school year we have volunteers meet with classes in the garden and we have an after school garden club.

Richmond College Prep Elementary School-Grandpa Allen Learning Garden

          The Richmond College Prep Elementary School in located in Richmond, California.  It has two large gardens on its campus, the Grandpa Allen Learning Garden (GALG) on the Maritime side, and another large one on the Portables side of the campus.  In the gardens students learn hands-on farming practices such as planting, harvesting, weeding, watering, and seed saving. Through these activities, they follow a project based curriculum practicing Math, Science, English, History, and Art.

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