Garden Classrooms

Lake Avenue Garden Project

 The Lake Avenue Garden Project began in 2008 to teach kids at how to grow food, and cook and eat bravely. We operate on a simple philosophy: that growing food and cooking with friends makes kids more open to new ingredients and teaches them skills to be a healthy eater. Plus, it is a fun learning experience to grow a garden and harvest the food you’ve planted.

Healthy Lunch, Healthy Lives

Pacific High School (PHS) has a unique school lunch program, in which fresh, nutritious, homemade lunches are prepared and served by students. Our goal is to alleviate poverty in Southeast Alaska by developing and documenting this lunch program into a replicable model that includes farm-to-school and summer food service / student employment programs. High school students are powerful connectors between schools, families, and communities. By providing healthy, homemade food to students, they learn to enjoy it, and bring that enjoyment back to their families.

Edible Education at White Gates Farm

A summer day camp for students 8 to 12 years old. It is located on a working farm and runs three days a week. Gaining experience in the garden, exploring nature and ecology and learning to have a healthy relationship with food and local community is what our program is about.

Sustainable Summer

Our summer adventures in sustainability are for students age 15 to 18. Travel to Ecuador with us this summer and explore concepts such as organic farming and sustainable development through a unique program that combines adventure travel, cultural immersion, and environmental education.

Hopewell Organic Garden of Hope

The goal of the Hopewell Organic Garden of hope is to develop partnership with the community and the Senior Citizens to create friendships and build community spirit. Gardeners that will benefit in the raising of crops can share garden tips and advice. This will stimulate positive social interaction. Continued education via partnership with local horticulture programs will increase the effectiveness of the garden as well as increase the skills of the families and youth involved in the community garden.

 

 

North Winneshiek Community School District

The North Winneshiek School garden supports the school district in creating a comprehensive learning environment for students to develop and practice lifelong wellness behaviors. The garden includes a flat plot of land as well as two raised beds where students harvest produce to be served at lunch, on the afterschool snack cart and in classrooms where students are encouraged to eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables.  

Montessori school of franklin

 The sustainability and gardening curriculum at the montessori school of franklin is an initiative that is focused on equipping children with the fundamentals necessary for a sustainable lifestyle. This includes, but is not limited to: building raised garden beds, planting and harvesting heirloom vegetables and fruits and seeds, plantjng and maintaining an orchard, incubating and raising poultry and fowl, canning and preserving harvests, and building projects that facilitate these aspects of homesteading. 

Worthington Hooker School Gardens

The Worthington Hooker School Garden Project has several parts. We have two school sites, the K-2 grades on a tight urban lot, and 3-8 grades on several acres with ample planting space. This school year, at request of teachers and school admin, and with support of community partners, we launched both the Edible Gardens and Schoolyard Habitat programs. Starting with 4 raised beds at each site, the edible gardens will be added to each year.

Parkview Elementary School

Parkview has five raised beds, a cold frame and an herb spiral. The garden has been tended by fifth grade in the past, but it will be used by the whole school in the upcoming season. 

Allen Jay Elementary School

At Allen Jay Elementary, first grade and Pre-K classes grow fruits, veggies and herbs in seven raised beds.

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