Garden Classrooms

Harmony Science Academy

A school garden at Harmony Science Academy Elementary would serve many educational purposes. Students will become responsible caretakers while learning about the agricultural processes and interactions of living and non-living things that help sustain life. It will also serve to aid in teaching students about healthy lifestyles and what they eat. Students can also learn about composting, life cycles and eating in season.

El Camino Real High School

El Camino Real High School is a Model Alternative Designation High School. The goal of the garden is to create a teaching environment by establishing a compost, worm farm and a raised garden. Helping needy students and members of the community with our harvest and providing community service hours required by all students. Loud Jumpy Kids (LJK Cares, Inc.)will be working with the high school to give an added purpose, and provide a unique experience for everyone. (photos and video to follow)

FoodCorps Gallup

The FoodCorps in Gallup serves three elementary schools and operates an acre+ educational community farm. We strive to engage children in growing gardens, eating locally grown produce, and practicing healthy eating habits for a long and healthy life.

Montgomery Elementary

Montgomery Elementary's garden was started in the Fall of 2011 and has already shown to have endless educational possibilities for our school community. Our Farm to School initiative is to improve the overall health and nutrition knowledge of our school community through garden-related curriculum, awareness campaigns and exposure to local and healthy food. We hope that the implementation of Montgomery's edible educational garden will help create a healthier educational environment over all. Therefore, allowing the community to "Watch ME" grow for years to come!

River City Hope Street (501c3 for Grow Together)

Grow Together is fundraising for a garden at 12th and Chicon, one of the highest crime areas of Austin, and situated near River City Hope Street, the non-profit umbrella under which we serve. Grow Together uses teams of volunteers to support four community gardens serving distinct populations in Austin: refugees, children in foster care, the elderly and food pantry clients. Our mission is to reach out to more populations in need, using the garden as a catalyst to grow relationships and improve lives.

Por Vida Academy Charter High School

Our school garden was implemented in May 2011. Our School Health Advisory Council felt that the school garden would be very instrumental in helping our students learn about gardening and growing healthy foods. Our goal with the school garden is to educate our students on the benefits and rewards of gardening. This experience will provide them with education and tools that they can use to grow their own food and learn about healthy eating.Our school consists of students at risk and with lower socio-economic status.

Nonquit Street Neighborhood Association and Land Trust

Nonquit Street Neighborhood Association and Land Trust, founded in 1992, bridges the gap between nature and culture in the community. It serves the higher spiritual needs of residents as a necessity, not a luxury, in the low-income community of Upham's Corner, Dorchester. With many volunteers, NSNALT has organized clean-ups of local properties, persuaded property owners to make specific improvements and enhancements, and transformed two desolate spaces at opposite ends of a 400-ft.

Brader Elementary School

Students at Brader Elementary enjoy the garden experience and lesson extensions through science and literature culminating in community Harvest Festival events in the fall and in the spring. We would like to incorporate a handicapped accessible garden for our special needs students so that they can experience gardening as well. We would also like to replace our current fence.

Norcrest Elementary

The Norcrest Sensory Garden is an inclusive educational garden that provides opportunities for all students including children with special needs to develop sensory integration outdoors. It invites and encourages curiosity, creativity, and exploration. It is designed to engage all 5 senses, increasing concentration and attention. Outdoor education provides a relaxed learning environment, can engage the disengaged and importantly, makes learning fun.

Waggener Farm Park

Friends of Waggener Farm Park (a Berthoud, Colorado, grassroots citizen advocay group)aims to develop a 35 acre, town-owned conservation easement into a sustainable agricuture learning center that will grow community spirit, rekindle Berthoud

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