Middle School

Edible EdVentures

Edible EdVentures is a project-based science enrichment program for children to explore the links between food and nature!  Edible EdVentures explores exciting elements of food through inquiry-based science, literacy and art projects.  Our mission is to provide students with hands-on workshops that promote a healthy balance between our plates and our environment.

Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom

The mission of Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) is to promote understanding and awareness of the importance of agriculture. Our educational programs provide a wealth of opportunities for embedding agriculture, food and natural resources education into the K-12 classroom. MAITC seeks to improve student achievement by applying authentic agricultural examples to teach core curriculum concepts in science, social studies, language arts, math and nutrition. These programs cultivate an understanding and appreciation of the food and fiber system that we all rely on every day.

Chef Ann Foundation

The Chef Ann Foundation (formerly Food Family Farming Foundation, or F3) was 
founded in 2009 by Ann Cooper, an internationally recognized author, chef, educator, 
public speaker, and advocate of healthy food for all children. Chef Ann’s vision was to 
create an organization that helps schools take action so that every child has daily 
access to fresh, healthy food. Today, the Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) carries out that 
vision by actively supporting school districts nationwide through grant programs and by 

Common Vision

Common Vision implements innovative strategies in sustainability with diverse communities and schools throughout California. Focusing on fruit trees, local agriculture, renewable energy, and community engagement, Common Vision uses inspirational education to create a healthier and more just society.

School Orchard Project

Bayfront Youth and Family Services/Zinsmeyer Academy

Bayfront Youth and Family Services Wellness Program services teen clients from the probation and foster care systems with mental illness diagonses in both residential and outpatient facilities. Through year round programming, we teach independent living and coping skills in the least restricitive theraputic settings available. Our evidence based programs target a wide breadth of goals in various categories of wellness, (interpersonal, intrapersonal, physical).

The Nutrition Center's Food Adventures

The Nutrition Center's Food Adventures program is a hands-on cooking and nutrition education program for school-age children that TNC delivers right to the classrooms. Students work in teams under the supervision of a licensed culinary instructor and dietitian to prepare healthy foods while learning nutrition and kitchen safety, how to make balanced food choices and the value of local farms and food producers in our community.

Hawaii Farm to School School Garden Hui

The Hawai'i Farm to School and School Garden Hui (HFSSGH) was formed in 2010 and includes Farm to School and School Garden Network leaders from six islands and representatives from the Hawaiʻi Departments of Education and Health.

Mission: To strengthen Hawaiʻiʼs statewide Farm to School and School Garden movement by supporting the island networks in the areas of capacity building, resource development and sharing, professional development, policy development and advocacy.

Hawaii Island School Garden Network

On Hawaiʻi Island, there is a growing commitment to food self-reliance and land stewardship that promotes sustainable island communities.

Rockland Country Day School Organic Garden

RCDS organic garden program was founded as an exploratory native plant garden. Over the years a small pond has been added and raised beds were built and a solar powered shed with a hot house was built, all done by students and volunteers.

We are educating k-8 students on a year round basis (inside during inclement months) focusing on incoporating STEM in to every lesson and connecting our program to other Parteners for Change affiliates and create a truly sustainable organic edible garden and garden-to-cafeteria experience. 

Florida Farm to School Program, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

The Florida Farm to School program partners local farms with K-12 schools to provide Florida children with nourishing, locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables in school cafeterias.

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