Kitchen Classrooms

Pacific Elementary School Life Lab and Food Lab

 Pacific Elementary School's Life Lab Garden and Food Lab Program serve pre-schoolers through sixth grade.

Our school garden is ran by teacher, teacher's aides, and parent/community volunteers. We grow produce and flowers for use in the Food Lab Program. 

Our Food Lab Program prepares school lunch everyday of the year with help of 5th-6th grade students. Food Lab students plan and prepare our school lunch. It is a truly unique program.

Norfolk Food Discovery

 Norfolk Food Discovery is a truly ground breaking project which takes primary school children from Norfolk’s poorest urban areas and teaches them how to grow their own fruit, vegetables and herbs. Then we show children how to cook up their crops into delicious dishes for their families to share. We take them to several local farms to find out where all their food comes from. In June, children run farmer’s markets in their school playgrounds, to bring fresh produce into the heart of the community.

Old Trail School - Edible Education

Old Trail School is a nationally recognized Green Ribbon School and a Summit of Sustainability Award recipient, occupying 62 acres that are surrounded by the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This unique location affords students and faculty the opportunity to observe and interact with the inspiring setting and vibrant community programs. Currently, Old Trail School has more than 530 students representing five counties and 46 zip codes in Northeast Ohio. Sustainability at Old Trail School emphasizes experiential learning, community service and leadership development.

Something Good in the World

Something Good in the World is a grass roots environmental educational organization, which operates as a public charity under section 501c3 of the IRS code. 

University of California Davis School Gardening Program

The UC Davis School Gardening Program is a program of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute on the UC Davis campus. It is located at the Ecological Garden and Student Farm on campus. The program provides an array of opportunities for learning about gardening, farming, food systems, nutrition, and the development and use of school gardens.  These opportunities serve audiences ranging in age from kindergarten students, through youth and college students, up to adult educator groups. 
 

Kidding around the Kitchen

Kidding Around the Kitchen (KATK) brings a “hands on” cooking experience and lesson to the classroom in which the kids actively participate in the preparation of recipes. The result of their cutting, measuring cooking and then eating their creations is more than simply a lesson in health. They get to see, touch, smell and taste the fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheeses, eggs, meats and other ingredients that they may never have previously see in their raw form. The classes reinforce math, science, reading and vocabulary all within a one hour lesson.

Oakland Parks and Recreation Community Gardens Program

Oakland Parks and Recreation is gardening with a purpose, with 16 locations that bring people of all ages and diverse backgrounds together to grow organic vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers. Additionally, OPR now offers six garden locations run in partnership with schools and nonprofits. These beautiful gardens engage children and community members to help grow food for themselves and their families, at no cost to participate. OPR features 23 sites with youth gardening facilities, including at most of our recreation centers.

Our Nonprofit Organization Partners

JCCSF Rooftop Garden

The JCCSF Rooftop Garden is a place where children and adults can discover and learn how to grow food and care for plants through a unique range of urban agriculture programming.  Learning opportunities and curriculum include a focus on small scale gardening, culinary education, and environmental awareness.  We regularly serve preschool and SFUSD afterschool students during the school year and throughout the Summer within a diverse camp setting.  An expanded series of Rooftop Garden Workshops will be open to adults this Summer and through the rest of 2013.

West Education Center

Our program manages seventy-five 8'x4' raised cedar beds, 6 cold frames, 3 tower gardens, and 2 aquaponics systems. We have financed our program with grants from Lowe's, Target, and Whole Foods. The students are sustainably growing Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Cucumbers, Canteloupe, Watermelon, Summer Squash, Potatoes, Herbs, Carrots, Spring Mix, Spinach, Broccoli, Kohlrabi, Cabbage, Onions, Radishes, Asparagus, Cauliflower, Kale, Collards, Chard, and Celery.

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