Academic Classrooms

Something Good in the World

Something Good in the World is a grass roots environmental educational organization, which operates as a public charity under section 501c3 of the IRS code. 

GrowingGreat

 GrowingGreat is a nationwide community-based non-profit education organization dedicated to inspiring children and adults to adopt healthy eating habits, decreasing the risk of obesity and disease.  Our goal is to help children, families and our communities understand where our food comes from, appreciate that food serves a purpose in our overall health and has an impact on our longevity and well being.  GrowingGreat educates PreK-5th grade students through teaching gardens and classroom nutrition linked to standardize curriculum.

University of California Davis School Gardening Program

The UC Davis School Gardening Program is a program of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute on the UC Davis campus. It is located at the Ecological Garden and Student Farm on campus. The program provides an array of opportunities for learning about gardening, farming, food systems, nutrition, and the development and use of school gardens.  These opportunities serve audiences ranging in age from kindergarten students, through youth and college students, up to adult educator groups. 
 

Food For Thought

Food For Thought is a  collaborative community effort to address the silent epidemic of hunger, poor health, obesity and poverty in our community's children. 

Food For Thought is offered as a science elective and after-school club to teach middle school students about stewardship, sustainablity and the connections between food, health, the environment and individual performance.

JCCSF Rooftop Garden

The JCCSF Rooftop Garden is a place where children and adults can discover and learn how to grow food and care for plants through a unique range of urban agriculture programming.  Learning opportunities and curriculum include a focus on small scale gardening, culinary education, and environmental awareness.  We regularly serve preschool and SFUSD afterschool students during the school year and throughout the Summer within a diverse camp setting.  An expanded series of Rooftop Garden Workshops will be open to adults this Summer and through the rest of 2013.

West Education Center

Our program manages seventy-five 8'x4' raised cedar beds, 6 cold frames, 3 tower gardens, and 2 aquaponics systems. We have financed our program with grants from Lowe's, Target, and Whole Foods. The students are sustainably growing Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Cucumbers, Canteloupe, Watermelon, Summer Squash, Potatoes, Herbs, Carrots, Spring Mix, Spinach, Broccoli, Kohlrabi, Cabbage, Onions, Radishes, Asparagus, Cauliflower, Kale, Collards, Chard, and Celery.

Aviva Family And Children Services

 Working with youth in a Group Home setting to create a theraputic garden and kitchen garden.  We share one morning a week in a small group working in the garden, talking about healthy lifestyle habits and enjoying the outdoor space.  At the school the science teacher uses the garden as a tool for life sciences learning.  It is one of the spaces where the youth feel completely comfortable and safe.  

South Education Center Schoolyard Garden (Richfield, Minnesota)

 SEC organic garden was initiated by Terry Guthrie with the support of The City of Bloomington's SHIP (Statewide Health Improvement Program) in 2009.  The garden supports curriculum engagment, cafeteria integration, community outreach and building-wide participation.  SEC Organic Garden is the flagship garden and serves as a model for future endeavors in Intermediate District 287.

Island Grown Schools

 Island Grown Schools is Martha's Vineyard Farm to School Program.  We work with almost every schoolage child on the island, from 2-18 years old, at all seven K-12 schools and at six island pre-schools.  We have installed and support gardens at all 13 of our partner schools, work with cafeteria staff to bring locally sourced meat and produce to school meals at every school, collaborate with classroom teachers to lead farm, gaden, and nutrition-based curriculum-tied lessons, and lead field trips to island family farms.  

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