Upper Elementary

The Knowing Garden

This grant will enable our school to invest in planter boxes, tools and supplies in order to grow vegetables and herbs as part of our outdoor classroom. We see the creation of this school garden as a way to provide our students with a "living context" in which to explore, learn and grow. Founded in 2011, The Knowing Garden is an independent elementary school where students learn to learn, love and see the world through the eyes of innovators and catalysts.

St. Pius X

The primary goal of our garden is to give our students the hands-on opportunity to learn, not only about how vegetables grow, but to give them the opportunity to work together as a class and understand how we have fresh produce. Our program to create and provide healthy snacks for the entire school and staff lends itself to sustaining our garden. It helps us focus on the importance of nutrition from a young age and steer their eating habits in the right direction. We want the children and parents to have a personal commitment to our garden and its success.

Sherman School of Excellence

The Sherman School of Excellence School Garden Project seeks to achieve the following overall goals: - Increase student knowledge of where their food comes. - Majority of participating students will exhibit a positive attitude towards healthy foods. - Build leadership and teamwork amongst students through ownership of the school garden. - Involve parents through the design and upkeep of the garden. A grant from the Whole Kids Foundation will support improvements to the Sherman School of Excellence property and create an outdoor learning space where students and parents can get involved.

The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

From Tray to Table is a multi-grade comprehensive project that will be run by Deaf students with autism and other developmental disabilities at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Philadelphia PA. In this age of childhood obesity, everyone is involved in conversations focused on how we as a nation can get our children to eat healthier foods. Habits of eating fast food developed in childhood of many adults are being passed down to their children.

Bamfield Community School

The Bamfield community school would like to establish a greenhouse for growing vegetables for the students during the school year. Harvested produce will be used for the school lunch program and the community food bank. The garden will also be used as a learning tool and integrated into the school curriculum. Community members will benefit by joining in on gardening event days and as a site for gardening workshops. This addition to the school and community is highly desired in a location that must transport fresh food from a town that is a four hour ferry ride away.

Semillas para una Nueva Humanidad

Currently we have a small garden where we plant vegetables that we use in the production of our school organic vegetarian lunch. We would like to build more gardens so we can produce 100% of the vegetables consumed in our school lunch and snacks. Sustainability is a strong focus of our school. For us is important to prepare our students for the future, teaching them to grow their own food given food safety and at the same time do workshops for the community on how to build their own gardens at home or business.

Royal Palm Charter School

The goal of the school garden is to instill an understanding that food comes from the earth. That we must take care of this earth in order for it to provide. That in teaching students how to combine plants, to produce maximum yields , we teach them to use resources wisely, to make the most of what they have. In showing which animals to encourage the presence of ( earth worms, bees, ladybugs), in order to discourage pest we make them appreciate that every living creature is part of the balance and that through nurturing the soil, you nurture your body.

Sam Houston Elementary

Our school works very hard promoting healthy eating and healthy habits. The Physical Education department runs a very successful program, teaching about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Our entire school community is involved from our students to our teachers, staff, and parents are always learning and spreading the news about making the right choice. That is why this project is important to our school specifically because students will continue learning about healthy eating and gardening also teaches focus and patience, cooperation, teamwork and social skills.

Palm Harbor Montessori Academy

The Whole Kids grant will provide funds to add an irrigation system and some additional Earthboxes and seedlings for our current garden project. We have teamed up with Home Depot and People Educating People Inc. to expand our garden program which includes hydroponic and plantar box gardens. With the addition of these materials, each class will have garden access right outside of their classrooms with the aide of an irrigation system to help keep gardens watered at the optimal times (in the morning and evening hours).

The Garden at AT&T Park

Located behind centerfield wall, just under the scoreboard, there’s a 4,320-square-foot edible garden that offers a bounty of fruits, vegetables, greens, and flowers. All year long, chefs harvest whatever’s ripe: blueberries, strawberries, avocados, tomatoes, peppers, squash, lettuces, lemons, kale and more are picked fresh and served in the healthy menu offerings of the two Bon Appétit bistros located inside the garden, Hearth Table and Garden Table.

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