Garden Classrooms

Liberty School

Liberty School is the only K-12 school in the town of Joes, serving both towns of Joes and Kirk in the high plains of Colorado.
Eastern Colorado is largely farmland growing expansive fields of grain crops. Ironically, in the midst of all this agriculture we are a food desert; we have no access to locally grown vegetables.
Our ultimate garden goal is for the Industrial Arts and Future Farmer's of America Programs
to expand the greenhouse programming from growing only bedding plants to growing vegetables to start a community supported agriculture (CSA) program.

Faith Chirstian Academy of Plant City

Our school's goal is to teach our children about our rich agricultural heritage within our city. Plant City, being the Winter Strawberry Capital of the US, has a great respect for farming and cultivating land. Our students would truly benefit from learning how to prepare, plant, cultivate and till their garden to produce healthy foods that we can share with our school, families and community. We want this learning experience to extend from understanding and documenting growth of foods to how we can provide substance for our community sharing harvest with our rural area.

Alta Elementary

The Alta Elementary Whole School Garden Project will build and sustain a community garden that will allow students to better understand and participate in their food production.

Aspen Heights Elementary

The goal of our Outdoor Classroom is to educate and inform our students and community about establishing a healthy urban environment to grow and produce fresh ,locally grown vegetables and plants. Students, and parents will be exposed to the methods needed to grow a healthy garden. Rain Harvesting will be initiated to assist in the proper watering and irrigation of the Outdoor Classroom. The development of a Community Garden will help establish a positive relationship with our community. Students will have access to fresh vegetables in the fall that will provide a healthy food choice.

Montessori School of Florence

Our basic goal is to teach standards in an outdoor classroom with garden materials - with the ultimate goal of nurturing each child's appreciation of the natural world by involving them in the processes of gardening. With a garden we can study plant life cycles; we can also measure plant growth rate, calculate soil volume, read garden myths, and create healthy foods / snacks. We know that gardening at school can reduce ADHD symptoms and obesity, improve fine and gross motor skills, and increase creativity, imagination, and social skills.

Commack High School

We started our garden in Spring 2013 with one raised garden bed and, through grant funding, we have expanded to three raised beds. We are seeking additional funding and support to erect winterizing tunnels to extend our growing season so that we are able to provide the local food pantry with more fresh, organic produce. The produce we currently provide leaves the food pantry the day we deliver it which indicates there is a great need for free fresh vegetables and fruits in our community.

Owsley County High School

Located in Appalachian Kentucky, Owsley County School District (OCSD) has three centrally located schools ( a Headstart serving 3-4 year olds, an elementary school serving grades Pre-K–6 and a middle/high school serving grades 7–12), with a total enrollment of 850 students.

BCOPE

Our garden's goal is to provide all of the annual produce needs for our school as well as some surplus to be distributed by the nonprofit Healthy Waldo County (associated with Waldo County Hospital). We also aim to give our students the skills necessary to apprentice at local farms and/or create and maintain gardens for their own families now and in the future. We have a greenhouse, built by our students under supervision of our faculty, and we have some tools. Our garden has thus far focused on vegetables and herbs.

Washington Institute for Specialized Educ

Washington Institute for Specialized Learning (WISE) has an existing school garden. WISE serves grades 6-12. The garden is managed by instructor Bruce Mathis. Students have a curriculum, practicums, and also watch the cooking of the food they harvest, then enjoy the bounty of eating. Students learn about organic, sustainable gardening practices (which are implemented in their school garden) and are encouraged to start gardens at home. Extra produce is shared with the students to take home, share with their families, and encourage healthy eating.

New River Middle School

We would like to start a garden to use in our cooking club at New River. The club raises funds to purchase fresh produce to cook with. The garden will be used to help the students learn about where their food comes from and the freshly grown vegetables will enhance their menus and recipes.

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