Garden Classrooms

The Chugach Optional Elementary Garden Club is an after-school program in grades 3 -6.  The purpose of the garden club is to provide students with the opportunity to participate in as many aspects of gardening as possible.  It's goal is to offer students hands-on experiences that extend from the classroom curriculum and foster an appreciation for the natural world by encouraging awareness of the connections between plants, animals, food, nutrition, health and the environment.

The Grove School is a Montessori public charter school in Redlands which is located in San Bernardino County in California. Grove serves students from 7th to 12th grade. Grove is unique in that it is the only public Montessori school in the US with a working farm. The middle school is located on a working farm that has both livestock and organic garden produce.

 Cutivating Curiosity is a Farm to School Program started at McKinley Elementary school in Salem in partnership with our parent-teacher club. We are just starting on our goal of promoting healthy, local eating to students and raising their awareness of where our food comes from. 

West Point Elementary School Garden is beginning it's third season of in-ground, organic gardening. We have spent the first two years building, cultivating and amending our very poor soil. Despite this, we have been able to grow many vegetables and fruits including tomatoes, squash, peas, corn, cucumbers, strawberries, potatoes, onions and garlic. Most of the harvest is eaten right there in the garden, but some is added to our salad bar in the school cafeteria.