Garden Classrooms

Fairview Elementary School

 Fairview's garden was established in 2011 and is utilized by the third grade classrooms to enhance science skills, prepare healthy meals from fresh fruits and vegetables and connect with local chefs who specialize in seasonal produce, Kindergarteners are now becoming involved in this sensory garden education,

Oak Hill Elementary School

Oak Hill's School garden was estabished in 2011 and is used by third grade classrooms to enhance science skills, prepare healthy meals from fresh fruits and vegetables and connect to the wider community through thier service learning projects. Students are working in partnership with the High Point Food Pantry to grow produce and vegtables seedlings for families in need.

Kirkman Park Elementary

This School garden was established in 2011 and is being used by second and third grade classrooms to enhance science skills, prepare healthy meals from fresh fruits and connect to the wider community though the Share the Harvest program. Studnets are growing fruits and vegetables year round  in 8 inground beds and have a newly planted fruit tree orchard

Innovations Learning Garden

 Students, teachers, and parents at Innovations Academy Charter School have rallied around building a strong foundation for our garden program the Innovations Learning Garden. Gardening is the perfect match for the project-based philosophy at Innovations Academy where students learn concepts from working with materials and researching solutions to problems as they arise. Students K-8 have been involved in the planning, designing and construction of the garden. Younger students will learn about the life cycles of various plants and what it takes to tend different kinds of plants.

NC Cooperative Extension- Guilford County FoodCorps Program

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension received a FoodCorps grant in 2011. At that time we were able to bring on board one service member to work with 5 title one Elementary  schools in the High Point area. We are working with Fariview, Kirkman park, Oak Hill, Union Hill and Johnsons street elementary. In 2012 we were able to bring on an additonal Service member and now are workign with 9 schools the new schools were Oakview Elementary, NorthWood, Allen Jay and Parkview Elementary. This year we have been conducting Harvest of the Month programs at the various schools.

Garden and Nutrition Club at Hooker School

An afterschool program run by a faculty member at Hooker School, Green Village Initiative and a FoodCorps Service Member once a week. The program offers both hands-on garden education and nutrition education.

The Food Project

Since 1991, The Food Project has been providing the Boston area with innovative community and youth programming based upon the belief that everyone deserves healthy, delicious food. Following sustainable agricultural practices, TFP farms on over 40 acres of land in urban and suburban communities in eastern Massachusetts. The Food that TFP grows is intended to increase access to healthy food; it is sold at Farmer’s Markets that accept EBT, WIC and senior coupons, sold as CSA shares, and donated to local hunger relief organizations. TFP youth engagement is integral to all of our programs.

Ypsilanti Middle School

We will use this grant to expand students' access to gardening by creating 2 new raised beds: an herb garden and a salsa garden. This experience will help bring hands-on learning into the classroom through a new cooking and nutrition education program. By teaching gardening skills in the outdoors cooking skills in the kitchen and nutritional knowledge in the classroom we will empower our students with a truly seed to fork education that will build their knowledge skills and wellness.

Ypsilanti High School

The objective of this community garden is to teach and engage students in environmental sustainability. Students will understand the importance of a sustainable community by learning concepts in environmental health responsibility and community involvement through democracy. Students will experience creating a vegetable garden to serve the school and local community; food for people in need participation in local farmer's markets and positive interaction among all community members.

YouthBuild Philadelphia

To grow fresh produce in order to develop a fresh food market. It has become clear that the availability of healthy food choices in close proximity to our school is very limited. Students and staff would benefit greatly if healthy food was available and inexpensive. Building the garden will be done by are construction students. Distribution will help students to see the workings of a small business. They will ascertain an understanding of small development budgeting and sustainability.

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