Upper Elementary

AVATARAS MELIQUINA

Avataras Meliquina. We are a Work Cooperative we cultivate 1.000m2, we have a hen house and We give cropping courses to adults in general and teachers. We created an "edibleschoolyard" project in a rural school in Meliquina and we were the promotors of edibleschoolyatd project in schools in San Martín de los Andes and we receive regurlaly schoolgrades whom we teach cropping techniques and cooking skills thay then apply at their school. 

We also work with local guvermental agencys to promote local organic farming and farming in schools.

Green Gardener

The Green Gardener is a part-time contract supporting school and pre-school gardens across the Kapiti Coast District (21 schools and high schools, a similar number of preschools, not all of which have gardens, yet.)

YMCA Active Green Space

The Active Green Space is an engaging space where community members benefit from a hands on learning experience, explore the process of horticulture, learn the advantages of proper nutrition, harness and utilize green energy alternatives and prevent prevalent health concerns.

Our mission is to teach the process of horticulture, to develop proper nutrition habits, and improve the overall health of our participants through an understanding of where food comes from, how it grows and how these processes are affected by our lifestyle. 

Whole Kids Foundation

Whole Kids Foundation is dedicated to helping kids eat better—and enjoy it!

We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded by Whole Foods Market and guided by the same values, principles, expertise and standards for quality ingredients, food production methods and nutrition.

 

Our Mission

Lincoln School and Community Garden

The Lincoln School and Community Garden has manifested from our dreams and vision and supported from the Whole Foods Foundation School Garden Grant.
We have taken a green space that was unused between a playground and a tennis court and have created a 10'x50' urban garden for our students, staff, and community.

Peninsula JCC Justice Garden

JUSTICE GARDEN (GAN TZEDEK)

One in four individuals in our community will be at risk of hunger—and our PJCC
will be part of the food justice equation. The mission of the PJCC’s new “Justice Garden”
is to grow organic produce to help feed local families at InnVision Shelter Network.
We will also provide social action, learning activities, educational workshops,
gardening instruction, and much more. By practicing the Jewish value of repairing
the world, tikkun olam, we will literally sow the seeds of justice for people in need.

JD Rivers' Children's Garden

You and your youth group are invited to come out to play, learn, and explore at the JD Rivers’ Children’s Garden! This one acre food and flower garden is nestled into Theodore Wirth Park along Glenwood Ave. It provides ample opportunity to catch frogs along Bassett’s Creek, wade in Wirth Lake, meander through the prairie to search for butterflies, and walk through Wirth woods. Youth gardeners plant, weed, water, compost, harvest, prepare, sample, and take home the garden produce like kale, basil, flowers, and tomatoes.

Delta Elementary Charter School's Learning Garden

The DECS Learning Garden gives each of our students hands-on experience in our agricultural community, while allowing teachers the opportunity to teach curriculum standards outside the four walls of the classroom.

Community School for Creative Education Gardening Program Inspired by Waldorf Education

The Community School  is the first urban multi cultural  charter in the country inspired by Waldorf education.  Following the Waldorf model, at Community School, children experience an education of head (cognitive) heart  (social emotional) and hand (sensory integration) , readying them to lead in college and in life.  The focus of this school inspired by Waldorf education is that all core content is brought through the arts and nature.    Main lessons, the first block of the day, begin with  “circle time”  of singing, recitation, kinetic mental math and other move

Come Grow With Us - PASC

We are a special needs school serving learners with Autism between the ages of 4 and 21.  Our garden is being used to address vocational needs for high school students, develop leisure/recreational skills that can be shared, improve communication skills, and meet cross-curricular academic goals.

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