Garden Classrooms

Veggie U

 Veggie U is dedicated to increasing children’s awareness of healthy food options, and teaching them how real food reaches their plate. We believe children who are exposed to growing their own food are more likely to include vegetables in their diet. Our national non-profit organization supplies Classroom Gardens and a standards based, five-week science program to elementary and special needs students. Over 6,500 Veggie U Classroom Gardens have sprouted in 36 states. Learn more at www.VeggieU.org

FATT Food at the Table

We are a group of elementary age students in Upstate New York, who after seeing the movie FOOD Inc. are looking into ways of helping the less fortunate in our community have access to good healthy food.
Our group FATT ( Food at the Table) hopes to answer the needs of our community, We have developed a plan to help feed the needy of Victor with fresh healthy produce.

How will this be done?

1. Encourage people to plant vegetable gardens

Cale School Garden

 Flowers, fruit and vegetables grown by the students at Paul H. Cale Elementary School.

Mechanics Grove Garden of Wisdom

 Our organic garden will grow vegetables, flowers, bulbs, prairie grasses and fruits.  We will share our harvest with our local foodbank.  Our children consistently emphasize good health habits.  We are committed to healthy lifestyles.

Triskeles Food for Thought Program

Food for Thought Program (5 weeks summer):
• Annually, 50 teens, approximately 75% are underserved
• Youth employment, workforce readiness and job skill development
• Organic growing procedures, bed preparation, natural insect controls, cultivation and seed harvesting
• Eco-literacy instruction on soil preparation, water conservation techniques, recycling and composting, waste reduction
• Cooking with whole foods, nutrition and making healthy food choices
• Outdoor, physical activities
• Marketing local foods and exploring the food industry

The San Francisco School

The San Francisco School is an educational community that both teaches our children with the future in mind and models all that we hope our children as adults will strive to create in society.

Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve

A pristine wooded canyon is protected in this 290-acre parkland near Merritt College in Oakland.

The park includes a self-guided trail focusing on the local Indian uses of plants. A brochure is available at the trailhead.

A teachers' trail guide is available online: http://www.ebparks.org/parks/leona#guide and provides additional context, history and tips for educators.

Coyote Hills Regional Park

Coyote Hills Visitor Center contains educational displays and exhibits as well as the Possum's Pocket Nature Store. The exhibits portray the Ohlone way of life, and include a tule boat constructed by park staff and volunteers using Native American methods. Other exhibits cover the park’s natural history and wildlife.

The Coyote Hills Visitor Center is open 10am to 4pm, Wednesday through Sunday

Garin Barn Visitor Center

The Garin Barn Visitor Center is open weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. It is designed to aide in interpretive programs and for the enjoyment of the casual visitor. The Visitor Center displays artifacts from the ranching and farming history of the Hayward area. There is a blacksmith shop, a tool shop and several ranching-related displays to explore. An interesting collection of antique farm machinery outside the barn augments the display.

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