Upper Elementary

Southern Boone Learning Garden

The Southern Boone Learning Garden is located in Ashland, Missouri, and is affiliated with the Southern Boone County R-1 School District and community.  Ashland is in the center of the state, halfway between Columbia & our capital, Jefferson City.  The mission of the Southern Boone Learning Garden is to provide outdoor classroom space and resources; to facilitate fun, authentic learning experiences that challenge students to embrace positive life skills; and to promote collaborative efforts between the Learning Garden, the school district, and the community.

School Food FOCUS

School Food FOCUS is a national collaborative that leverages the knowledge and procurement power of large school districts to make school meals nationwide more healthful, regionally sourced, and sustainably produced.

Funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, and a growing number of sponsors, individuals, and private funders, FOCUS aims to transform food systems to support students’ academic achievement and lifelong health, while directly benefiting farmers, regional economies, and the environment. School Food FOCUS is a program of Public Health Solutions.

Growing Healthy Habits

Growing Healthy Habits is a gardening and nutrition education curriculum for elementary school classrooms that was developed by the University of Maryland Extension Food Supplement Nutrition Education program (FSNE).  The curriculum was designed to help students increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables while creatively meeting Maryland State curriculum objectives through gardening, nutrition education, and tasting activities.  The Growing Healthy Habits curriculum was launched in Maryland 2010 and since then, more than 100 teachers have received hands-on training in curriculum us

St. Michael's Country Day School Garden Association

 St. Michael's Country Day School Wellness Committee helped to start a school garden during the spring semester, 2012.

 

While the garden is new, the students are excited about the four raised beds, pollinating and butterfly garden, as well as the fruit grove with high bush blueberry, espalier apple and pear trees, pink lemonade blueberry and strawberries.

 

Slow Food East End, Edible School Gardens of the East End, Joshua Levine Memorial Foundation "Master Farmers"

Through a partnership with the Joshua Levine Memorial Foundation, Slow Food East End hires three master farmers to work with local schools (nearly 20) to start and sustain gardens and greenhouses.

PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture & Sustainability)

PEAS is an organization made up both former classroom teachers and experienced outdoor educators. We collaborate and amplify our impact by working with many partners including school staff, volunteers, parents, community stakeholders, city entities, and foundations.

Ecotrust Farm to School

Ecotrust works with schools, childcare centers, hospitals, and colleges to increase procurement of local foods. One of the key tools we use to find farmers is FoodHub (www.food-hub.org), Ecotrust’s online directory and marketplace for buyers and sellers of regional food.

Mountain Garden Initiative

 Mountain Garden Initiative provides a space for kids to learn about science, nature, and gardening in a hands-on, outdoor environment. We believe kids can learn valuable lessons about plant growth and gardening both inside and outside the classroom. We hope that school gardens will foster a love for homegrown produce, healthy soil, and the great outdoors through hands-on gardening experience from an early age. The first garden was founded at Cumberland Elementary School in Harlan County, KY, by Rachel Manning and Hilary Neff during the summer of 2012.

Beach School Edible Schoolyard

Our school garden is used by some teachers in classrooms.  We also have an after school 4-H garden club.

CAISL Edible Schoolyard

The mission of CAISL´s Edible School yard is to bring community members together to engage in the multitude of academic, social, physical and emotional benefits a garden provides to both the earth and its citizens. Lessons in science, geography, math, reading, writing, cooking, art, nutrition and the value of eating locally grown seasonal food, free of pesticides will result in an authentic experience for all that promotes eco- literacy and environmental stewardship.

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