Garden Classrooms

Eden In Oakland

 Eden in Oakland is phasing out of its conceptual stage, and now seeks to grow small scale farms in urban settings.  The  farms are intended as a mash-up between a community centric growing project and a soft scaled commercial initiative.

UT Elementary School Wellness Program

The UT elementary school is developing a new course in Health and Wellness studies for students in pre-K through 5th grades. The curriculum will include four components: Social and Emotional Learning, Nutrition, and Gardening and Cooking. A new cafeteria and teaching kitchen is being built. Garden plots for each classroom have been established. A new teacher will be hired in the next few weeks to develop the curriculum and start teaching it in August 2012.

Wesminster CCS - Watch Our Garden Grow!

I am the Executive Chef of the Westminster Community Charter School in Buffalo, New York.  It is a very low-income area and we have an 88% Free & Reduced lunch rate.  We have three chefs on staff, as well as 5 part-time employees.  We prepare fresh, from-scratch meals for about 500 children every day.  I took over the kitchen in 2010 and changed the lunchroom from a processed foods only kitchen to one that only prepares homemade and fresh foods.  We make our peanut butter and strawberry preserves, pizzas, granola, as well as every dish on the school lunch menu.

Tappan Zee Elementary

Tappan Zee Elementary (or "TZE" as we like to call it) serves the 2nd and 3rd grade students of the South Orangetown Central School District.  TZE has a thriving school garden thanks to the support of great teachers and staff at the school, parent volunteers, some guidance from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland and -- of course -- a great crop of kids!

The Giving Garden

The Garden Road School community garden space, known as ‘The Giving Garden’ is a project that will incorporate outdoor learning, community development and food education. Not only will food be grown for a CSA, (Community Supported Agriculture) but local community members will also have the opportunity to rent a raised bed for the growing season and be part of a community garden.

Sage Design Technology Urban Garden

Sage International School's Design Technology summer school class is partnering with Mary Ann Newcomber, local 'Dirt Diva' in developing a urban garden on the 2nd floor deck of our school. Under Mary Ann's guidance, students will design and build all the necessary containers. They will also plant and fill those containers with organic edibles. The students will plant and connect Espalier fruit trees as a part of the planting design. Harvest of those fruit trees to be in the Fall when school resumes.

asimplefeast

 I am designing a large co-op garden & educational resource center in a beautiful yurt in palo alto. I am in the planning stages now!

The Firdaws al Hikma Ecology Center

The Firdaws al-Hikma Ecology Center is currently in the process of being developed. Firdaws al-Hikma Ecology Center is a Garden for Medicinal, Aromatic and Food Plants in the Negev. The center will serve as an educational site with land and facilities dedicated to promoting ecology and science, environmental literacy with a focus on Bedouin culture and study of conservation and sustainability. The garden will also have research functions, teaching, training in Bedouin culture and heritage, ethno-medicine and ethno-pharmacology.

Riviera Elementary School Kids Garden

A beautiful 2000 sq ft garden, growing year-round, with vegetables, fruits, herbs, roses and wildflowers. Some high school students (former Riviera students) will be upgrading the garden for their Girl Scout Gold Awards and will add an educational area and school lunch waste composting project as well. 

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