Upper Elementary

Harvest Lots

We are transforming an unattractive vacant lot into a productive garden.  We will host class field trips to show children what we have done, about healthy food and contributing to their community.  We donate the food grown to local crisis centers and food banks.  Our long term goal is to tranform other vacant lots and eventually create an organization to help other communities transform their vacant lots into gardens!

Weinstein JCC Kid's Place Garden

 The garden is small right now but we are growing kale, radish, turnip, and mustards. It is part of the Weinstein JCC's afterschool program called Kid's Place for grades K-5. Gardening is one class in the afterschool program and it's just getting off the ground! For 30 minutes each week, every grade has their gardening class. So far they've devoured kale chips (and raw kale!), used veggies and fruits as stamps, sampled radish sprouts (reactions from 'that tastes like baby food' to 'when can we have more?' were shouted), and worked in the garden doing various chores.

Food for Life Program at Holden Christian Academy

Holden Christian Academy
Food for Life

“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and finish his work.” John 4:34

STAR Academy Garden

The STAR Academy Garden will benefit our school children by providing a hands-on experience for our students to go along with their science, social studies, math and health/nutrition studies. Our garden has already begun to positively impact our school community by bringing parents, teachers and students together. Parents who have never been involved in our school before are excited that they have found a way to contribute to our school community.

San Domenico School Garden of Hope

 The Garden of Hope is a sacred place and learning center for San Domenico students and faculty, but has expanded to become a model for the greater community. Our sustainability program has been featured in articles in the Marin Independent Journal, Marin Magazine, Terra Magazine, Red Orbit, More Marin, and other magazines such as Fast Forward. It is known as a place to showcase how other school gardens, community organizations, and individuals can learn how to live more sustainably with the earth.

Peralta Garden and Kitchen

Peralta Elementary School in Oakland, California has extensive vegetable and flower gardens, a native bee garden as well as a schoolwide culinary arts program. 

http://peraltakitchens.blogspot.com/?view=classic

Annie's Grants for Gardens

 

 Annie's Homegrown: Growing Gardens of Goodness

Project EAT

Project EAT ( Educate, Act, Thrive.) serves 25,000 students directly. Initiated ten years ago at two schools in the Hayward Unified School District, Project EAT now serves 50 schools in five school districts with a yearly budget over $4 million dollars. Currently, the award winning, nationally recognized Project EAT serves Hayward, Livermore, San Leandro, and San Lorenzo school districts with primary funding from the Network for a Healthy California, funded by the California Department of Public Health.

Jamie Oliver Food Foundation

We want to change the way people eat by educating every child about food, empowering families by arming them with the skills and knowledge to cook again, and inspiring everyone to stand up for their rights to better food; which in turn will fight the epidemic of diet-related diseases.

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