Garden Classrooms

Laurie's Community Garden

Mission Statement:    Building a Cohesive Community by Creating Opportunities for Education and Sustainable Living.
Laurie's Community Garden partners with Discovery Hill afterschool program at Myrtle Street United Methodist Church to teach about gardening, food, healthy cooking, etc.  The garden is located at the corner of Vine and North Irving Streets in the Hill Section of Scranton, PA 18510.

Buena Vista Edible Schoolyard

The Buena Vista Edible Schoolyard is a collaborative effort between the Grimm Family Education Foundation and the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District. The Foundation, whose mission is to close the achievement gap, graduating students at or above grade level in literacy and math, improve the health of students and families and create economic impact in the communities that we serve, provides fiscal and programmatic support for the principles taught at the Edible Schoolyard.

D.I.G: Dwight Englewood in the Garden

Dwight Englewood School now has three vegetable gardens that support programs in the three divisions of the school.  In lower school, garden work and lessons are integrated into the science curriculum.  In middle school, students can elect the practical sustainability class "D.I.G" (Dwight Englewood in the Garden) or join gardening club, and in high school the garden supports projects in various classes, from Latin to Ethnobotany, as well as a cafeteria composting initiative.

New West Charter Middle School Student Garden

Currently we have a small urban plot in West Los Angeles, with several raised beds. We have been growing vegetables, herbs, and berries, led by our fearless parent leaders, affectionately referred to as Farmer Bob and Farmer Christine. Mr. Nevins leads a eco-conscious classroom to the plot twice weekly, where the students rake, clean, weed, plant, and fight over strawberries and radishes. 

 

It's fantastic! 

Cornerstone Permaculture

Cornerstone Permaculture is an ever-growing Permaculture farm, based on 4 acres of field and forest at the Headwaters of the Winooski River. 

Here we grow any and all perennial food and supplemental annuals that we can.  From Winter Squash to Buckwheat, Hardy Kiwi to Balck Walnuts, and everything hady in between.  Landscape Design plays a huge part in this project, as it is a residence for a young family of three.  We strive to utilize permaculture principles, such as having each variety or plant have 3 or more functions in order to be considered useful on the farm. 

City Schoolyard Garden

The City Schoolyard Garden was founded in 2009, its mission being to cultivate academic achievement, health, and environmental stewardship through garden-based learning. The local community of Charlottesville, Va. has embraced the project with many in-kind and financial donations. The principal of the middle school on whose grounds the garden is located has also given us his full support, adding that the garden is one of Buford's greatest assets.

Granada High School and Planada Community Garden

 Granada High School is a continuation High School that is creating a community garden behind the campus. Granada High is located in the town of Planada, Caliofrnia. Students have already established a community garden behind the Planada Community Church.

In the months ahead a fruit tree orchard and community garden will be planted behind the Granada High Campus. The students will be doing all the work and getting a chance to market their products at local farmer's markets.

Le Grand Community Garden, Le Grand, California

 We are a community garden that is located on the corner of Cook Street in Le Grand, California.

The garden is grown and maintained by Horticulture students and local student volunteers. We have two acres that is made into 30, 200 foot beds for community plantings. Last year was our first so we only had 6 rows planted, this year we hope to double or tripple community involvement.

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Thanks!

Hamilton Habitat

We have a garden at our school called the Hamilton Habitat which is maintained by ourHabitat class along with parent volunteers and our urban harvest partner. The goals of our habitat class are to give students an opportunity to experience gardening, to learn about the environment, ecology, biology, and nutrition. We have also discovered that the habitat is a great place to work on useful skills like communication, cooperation, time management, problem solving, and citizenship.

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