Middle School

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.

 We are a community garden that is located on the corner of Cook Street in Le Grand, California.

The garden is grown and maintained by Horticulture students and local student volunteers. We have two acres that is made into 30, 200 foot beds for community plantings. Last year was our first so we only had 6 rows planted, this year we hope to double or tripple community involvement.

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For the past 11 years, we have broken the cycle of generational poverty through education. We do this by developing the minds, bodies and spirits of our students, ensuring that they become fully productive members of society. The Neighborhood Academy is a faith-based, college-preparatory school in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood that provides education for students in grades 8-12 from low income families in the Pittsburgh area.

As part of the life skills education at Fusion Academy, a Garden-to-Table workshop was initiated over the summer of 2011. The edible garden portion of this workshop gives students a basic introduction to gardening, with an emphasis on ecology and environmental science. For more advanced students, there is the potential to explore topics in plant and cell biology. The other portion of the workshop includes trips to different farmers markets and farms in Orange County, followed up with lessons in the basics of cooking.