Academic Classrooms

Healthy Youth Program at the Linus Pauling Institute

The mission of the Healthy Youth Program is to empower youth and their families to achieve wellness and optimum health through hands-on education.  The Healthy Youth Program provides educational programs highlighting the importance of healthful eating and physical activity, and the role of dietary supplements.  Our educational materials are built upon the Linus Pauling Institute's latest scientific research on vitamins, minerals and other compounds found in the diet to help people live a full and productive life, free of disease.

CCA Academy Aquaponics

 CCA Academy is a small, private, non-denominational high school located in Chicago’s North Lawndale Community.

Youth Garden Project

The Youth Garden Project (YGP) is a non-profit organization in Moab, Utah with a mission of cultivating healthy children, families and community through educational programs and the profound act of connecting people with food from seed to table. Our 1 ½   acres of land includes about 64 garden beds, a CSA plot, an orchard, a greenhouse and grow dome, chickens and rabbits, a commercial community kitchen, indoor classroom space and several unique outdoor classroom areas.

East Fort Worth Montessori Academy

 East Fort Worth Montessori Academy's Outdoor Learning Environment is a rich combination of learning gardens and produce gardens. Our children are immersed in a variety of plants and animals to enrich their learning experience. The Outdoor Environment contains a walking meditative labyrinth, a butterfly garden, a rose garden, a pond, as well as goats, chickens and rabbits. The production gardens are in progress with a number of projects making headway with the ebbs and flows of nature.

FoodCorps Connecticut

FoodCorps is a nationwide team of leaders that connects kids to real food and helps them grow up healthy.

Mission
Through the hands and minds of emerging leaders, FoodCorps strives to give all youth an enduring relationship with healthy food.

Fayetteville Public Schools

 Fayetteville Public Schools has 9 existing schoolyard gardens throughout the district. We have been working on garden programming and education for several years, but have taken a more direct approach over the past three years. In 2011 the district also created a sustainability coordinator position to assist schools with a variety of environmental initiatives including schoolyard gardens.

First School Garden Program, Good Food Sandhills

 In 2007, NC ranked 5th in the nation for childhood obesity; where 42% of Moore County students were overweight or obese. Moore County is populated by many low-income communities struggling to access healthy food while other areas are lush with manicured lawns & golf courses. The FirstSchool Garden Program was developed in response to that growing childhood obesity crisis in Moore County.

Blake Street School Food Garden

The Blake Street School Food Garden was started in the spring of 2011, as a collaboration between the school, a community health centre and a group of parents.  The garden is primarily a school garden during the school year, and more of a community garden during the summer.  The group of parents helps maintain the garden and also has a significant role in choosing what gets planted, as they are the ones harvesting in the summer.

University of Northern Iowa Center for Energy and Environmental Education / FoodCorps

The The University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy and Environmental Education (UNI-CEE), located in Cedar Falls, Iowa is home to a dynamic and proven local food systems working group - including Black Hawk county, and the six immediately contiguous counties. The Mission of UNI-CEE is, “to empower Iowans with the knowledge, experiences, tools, and inspiration needed to create a sustainable future for our communities.”

National Center for Appropriate Technology / FoodCorps

The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is a national nonprofit with regional offices in six states, including Iowa. Founded in 1976, NCAT’s mission is to help people by championing small-scale, local and sustainable solutions to reduce poverty, promote healthy communities, and protect natural resources. We do this through a wide variety of renewable energy and sustainable agriculture projects, most notably ATTRA, the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.

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