Upper Elementary

Atalaya Elementary School

We plan to purchase four raised beds organic soi and seeds from local companies which are willing to work with our community. We have an existing fenced garden area which has not been in working conditions for many years. Our goal is to create a working garden space with a variety of easy to grow New Mexico Crops such as squash peppers tomatoes etc. We would like to involve EarthCare Farm to School Farmers Market Food Corps and community partnership for a full commuinity project.

Aspen Community School

Our goal is for ACS students to learn about the importance of growing and eating local foods and to understand agricultural seasons. The garden program will also enhance academic studies: students will integrate their experience into the classroom by writing and drawing about the garden; students will use math to design the garden plot and planting diagrams; students will apply natual science as they dig into the earth and learn about plant varieties and seasons.

Aspen Community Magnet School

The School wishes to add raised beds more fruit trees and to improve upon the outdoor classroom.

Salem-Keizer Education Foundation Learning Gardens

 Salem-Keizer Education Foundation (SKEF) Learning gardens serves ages Pre-K through High School in the Salem-Keizer School District. Currently, we work with eight schools that have schools gardens on site. We help teachers implement garden curriculum and lead after school garden clubs through the Enrichment Acadmy provided by SKEF. 

This is a service site with the national program FoodCorps.

Central School Gardens

Our school garden is supported by elementary students as well as highschool agriculture students We plant the garden in our playground area for students to see and enjoy each day. We use the produce on our school's salad bar. It's added color and beauty to our playground and our school!

Wright Charter School Garden

The Wright Charter School Garden serves 497 students, K-8, in the beautiful Laguna de Santa Rosa of Santa Rosa CA.  Ecoliteracy is the core value of our charter and the garden program is key to achieving our goal of educating our students to be responsible citizens of Planet Earth.   94% of our student body qualifies for free or reduced luch, and many are English language learners.  The garden program serves as not only as a strong connection to nature, but also provides nutrition education to some of the most needy children in our local community.

Horta Escola Lucy Montoro

Our goals are to transform children through multi-discipline garden education, allowing students to be their own teachers by promoting food education.

Horta Escola Lucy Montoro aims to be a living space for education, exercise, and care for the environment and community spirit. We grow vegetables, and plant seedlings of native tree species for landscaping and agricultural activities.

 

 

Pierce Elementary School Garden

This is a service site with the national program FoodCorps. The school has 2 raised beds and a hoop house, 5-6 classrooms which regularly host a FoodCorps service member for food, nutrition, and gardening education, and host monthly cafeteria tastings of local produce in their cafeteria.

Washington County: One Community

Washington County: One Community is a community based coalition whose purpose  is to improve the quality of life for Washington County citizens – from infants to elders.

FoodCorps service member  hit the ground running in their first year in Washington County and is continuing this year by assisting with a variety of school and community garden projects and programs:

Smouse Oppurtunity School

Smouse Opportunity School started their garden in the spring of 2012. The American Heart Association and Des Moines FoodCorps, helped Ms. Gladson and Ms. Harmeyer-Logsdon establish the site. The staff utilizes the garden during the school year with tastings and curriculum tie-ins.

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