Upper Elementary

The Children's Center

A registered horticultural therapist runs the garden program at The Children's Center. The program goal is to use the cultivation of plants and garden activities to improve the mental, physical and social health of its students. Our garden provides an accessible space outdoors where the children, from age 18 months to age eleven can fully participate in the growing process. Raised beds bring vegetables, herbs and flowers within reach of our students.We incorporate the garden fully into the school's curriculum. If that was all we did, we would be successful.

Stone Mill Elementary School

Educate the students about healthy, organic nutrition by growing their own fresh produce and flowers and learning about giving back to mother earth by composting, conserving water, building a healthy soil and encouraging wildlife and beneficial insects to be a part of a healthy enviroment.

Sherman Middle School

The mission of the Sherman School Garden is to maintain a beautiful, sustainable garden that engages students to be active participants in the everyday food choices. Students who participate in the garden program learn about the connection between their everyday food choices and the health of the community, the environment, and themselves. These lessons foster sound nutritional practice, responsible food choices, and environmental stewardship.

REAL School - RSU 14

The primary goal of REAL School is to launch an entrepreneurial side to our existing agriculture program. We are currently in our second growing season with our hoop house producing hearty winter greens (mache, mustard greens, spinach, etc.) to be served in the school

Ps 29 John M Harrigan

An urban school, PS 29 sits on a field of asphalt. Many of our students have not had opportunities to dig in the dirt and discover the relationship between our land and the food we eat. The goal of our schoolyard garden is for every student to develop an appreciation of agriculture, nutrition, and sustainability. Our garden is an outdoor science lab that provides a learning environment and a source of nutritious food.

Pride Ave Elementary / Hopkins County Schools

Over the last three years we have secured funds to create an outdoor learning environment. Currently our courtyard features a butterfly habitat, pond, and various plants (trees, scrubs, flowers). We experimented with growing our own tomatoes and had great success with just planting two tomato plants. Due to the enthusiasm created when we grew just two tomato plants that produced an abundance of tomatoes, dreams of growing more fruits and vegetables emerged!

Portland Elementary

The primary goal of our garden is to teach students how to grow, tend, and harvest their own food and to teach healthy eating and healthy decision making around food. The gardens are connected to science and social studies classes at our school. Students examine insects in the garden and compare them with insects in other parts of the outdoor classroom. Besides healthy eating and scientific knowledge, the theme gardens are connected to cultural studies in our social studies classes to teach students respect for and awareness of other cultures.

Poolesville HS

First Fruits Farms at Poolesville HS goal is to provide a working farm of the future to engage our students in exploring and solving broad societal challenges like hunger, childhood diabetes, dwindling resources and climate change as well as narrow technical challenges of a robotic renewable powered urban farm.

Poolesville's Global House program is the countywide magnet for environmental studies. Agriculture is the number one producer of greenhouse gases and uses 75% of the fresh water consumed.

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