Middle School

Odyssey Community School Gardens

Odyssey Community School is a public charter school in Connecticut; we are in our 15th year and have recently expanded to be a K - 8 school.  We are in the process of obtaining funding to improve our grounds, and we would love to include teaching gardens in our plan.  Right now we only have a muddy field for kids to play in, and no gardens that kids and teachers can work in. 

Creating a sustainable organic school garden

We are just begining to create our first school vegetable garden. We are working as a team to create the garden in hopes of moving to a community reform and outreach. We are working toward using collected rainwater and creating compost from school lunches to feed our garden. We are just in the very begining stages.

Ōtaki maara cluster

Ōtaki is a town of 7,000 on one side the Taraura ranges, the other, Kapiti Island and the sea,  through our small gardening group formed informerly over the last three years, we have an agreed statement  which supports our aim:

‘ all children regardless of their educational preference will have access to a gardening curriculum in Ōtaki”

Our point of difference is that we have in our town  Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, the māori university, whose philosophy underpins some of our teachings.

In our town there is:

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program-University of Maryland Extension

EFNEP stands for Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. EFNEP is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute for Food and Agriculture and the University of Maryland Extension. The major goals of EFNEP are to help limited-income families and youth acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behavior changes necessary to promote health/wellness and reduce chronic risk. For more information about EFNEP contact Dr. Mira Mehta.

no name yet..... in beginning stages

We are exploring an all inclusive garden for children and adults and their families with special needs and without. There are not many gardens that include container gardens that are high enough, deep enough, and accessible for those who have physical needs and/or who are in wheel chairs.

D.I.G: Dwight Englewood in the Garden

Dwight Englewood School now has three vegetable gardens that support programs in the three divisions of the school.  In lower school, garden work and lessons are integrated into the science curriculum.  In middle school, students can elect the practical sustainability class "D.I.G" (Dwight Englewood in the Garden) or join gardening club, and in high school the garden supports projects in various classes, from Latin to Ethnobotany, as well as a cafeteria composting initiative.

New West Charter Middle School Student Garden

Currently we have a small urban plot in West Los Angeles, with several raised beds. We have been growing vegetables, herbs, and berries, led by our fearless parent leaders, affectionately referred to as Farmer Bob and Farmer Christine. Mr. Nevins leads a eco-conscious classroom to the plot twice weekly, where the students rake, clean, weed, plant, and fight over strawberries and radishes. 

 

It's fantastic! 

Cornerstone Permaculture

Cornerstone Permaculture is an ever-growing Permaculture farm, based on 4 acres of field and forest at the Headwaters of the Winooski River. 

Here we grow any and all perennial food and supplemental annuals that we can.  From Winter Squash to Buckwheat, Hardy Kiwi to Balck Walnuts, and everything hady in between.  Landscape Design plays a huge part in this project, as it is a residence for a young family of three.  We strive to utilize permaculture principles, such as having each variety or plant have 3 or more functions in order to be considered useful on the farm. 

Kitchen Kids

 Kitchen Kids is a from scratch cooking class broken into 4 week sessions. Multiple sessions are held at the local Community Center as each class is limited to a 1:5 participant ratio to ensure quality learning. 

City Schoolyard Garden

The City Schoolyard Garden was founded in 2009, its mission being to cultivate academic achievement, health, and environmental stewardship through garden-based learning. The local community of Charlottesville, Va. has embraced the project with many in-kind and financial donations. The principal of the middle school on whose grounds the garden is located has also given us his full support, adding that the garden is one of Buford's greatest assets.

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