Upper Elementary

Greater Richmond Fit4Kids

Greater Richmond Fit4Kids is a non-profit organization that works to improve children's health and wellness and reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity in the Richmond region through programs that promote physical activity and healthy eating. Fit4Kids currently has learning gardens at 5 school sites and 2 community sites. The goal of the learning garden program is to teach students to grow, prepare, and eat healthy food by engaging them in garden maintenance, plantings, classroom nutrition activities, and tastings througout the school year.

Edible School Yard London

 Southbank International School is the first Independent School in London to create an Edible Schoolyard. The program, founded by Gia de Picciotto, began in November. The students and staff have participated in consultation and have generated awareness by selling organic fruit and are vegetables . They are building their garden onsite in conjunction with Trees For Cities. They will also purchase fruit trees for a chosen state school in the community with the funds they raised through the fruit and vegetable sales.

Head-Royce School Garden

Head-Royce Garden

Vision

For the Garden at Head-Royce School to support, enhance and achieve the all-school Mission by inspiring lifelong learning, exuberant academics, and respect for the diversity and interconnectedness of the natural environment and human society thereby, creating eco-literate citizens.

Mission

Kemper Garden Project

We are just starting out, and in the developing stages. We are persuing grants, donations and hands on help to get it going.

Some classes and the after school program have had students  start seedlings. We have made up starting trays for teachers to utilize easily,and we are beginning our project in the courtyard of the school grounds. We are also looking to develop a larger area for a full on garden with outdoor gazebo type classroom structure.

Washburn Farm to School

 Washburn School District Farm to School Program focuses on providing garden and nutrition education to PreK-8th grade students using project based learning in our garden. Teachers use the garden to enhance Math, Science, Social Studies, Language and Arts education. The overall vision of the Washburn Elementary and Middle School garden project is to provide greater access to and educate the public about locally grown food in the area. The food produced in the garden is utilized in the school cafeteria and in classrooms.

Ford School Community Garden

Our gardens in Lynn represent two unique and diverse communities at the Robert L. Ford School and Ingalls Elementary School. Our goals are for both gardens to act as extensions of the classroom, providing resources and opportunities for teachers to integrate their existing curricula into an outdoor setting, while engaging kids in hand-on lessons about healthy eating and environmental stewardship.

Stoney Hill Community Garden

The Stoney Hill Community Garden is a community garden that provides learning to youth ages K-12 and food to the needy in Greensboro, NC. The community of the garden is low income and in need of healthy and affordable vegetables. Our goal is to end childhood obesity in this neighborhood and encourage sustainable food practices. We are dedicated to changing the lives of many with just a few acts of kindness.

Boise Urban Garden School

The Boise Urban Garden School (BUGS) is a specialized, inquiry-based education organization that utilizes an organic garden setting as the foundation for our unique learning environment. Our mission is to grow healthy bodies and inquiring minds. In 2013, we will celebrate our tenth anniversary, and since our founding, we have provided our students with knowledge through “real life” experiences.

Kinder-GARDEN ing and more

 Our 4th  grade book buddies assist our Kindergartners with choosing the plants to grow each season. But, the original garden was designed by me. It has since been expanded and we have improved it each year. I used a book entitled Schoolyard Garden Mosaics as inspiration, but I work with a limited budget each year, so I just dream of having gardens like those displayed in the book.

Slow Food South Bay

Slow Food South Bay members typically work with schools who request occasional help with setting up or restoring gardens on their school sites.  We have also helped with several field trips taken by children all all levels from two elementary schools within walking distance of the Veggielution Community Farm in San José.

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