Kitchen Classrooms

Grant School Garden & Nutrition Education Program

The Grant School Garden is a hands-on, nutrition based program designed to teach students the fundamentals of nutrition through gardening and cooking.  Our program has been very successful in introducing new foods to students and demonstrating fun ways to prepare seasonal foods.  We are looking to integrate this program into the school curriculum and expand upon the many possibilities.  Getting parents and staff fully on board is our goal, as the teachers and the students love the program and are very much on board.  We are always looking for support and creative ideas.  Let us know what yo

East Fort Worth Montessori Academy

 East Fort Worth Montessori Academy's Outdoor Learning Environment is a rich combination of learning gardens and produce gardens. Our children are immersed in a variety of plants and animals to enrich their learning experience. The Outdoor Environment contains a walking meditative labyrinth, a butterfly garden, a rose garden, a pond, as well as goats, chickens and rabbits. The production gardens are in progress with a number of projects making headway with the ebbs and flows of nature.

Zapt, Zab! O projeto do Patio Escolar Comestivel

The Zapt, Zab! project was inspired by the Edible Schoolyard program, thinking about creating and connecting a beautiful school garden to the kitchen. Involving and teaching the kids about ecological principles in the easiest form there is: through a garden! We believe that, by this way, kids living in urban areas get the chance to reconnect to natural cycles and be awaken to respect, care, love and perceive the importance of every little thing that exist.

Petaluma Health Center Garden

 We are a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides primary medical care, mental health services, dental care, health education, and community fitness classes to residents of Petaluma, Rhonert Park, Cotati, Penngrove and the surrounding areas. We are organized as a private, non profit corporation and governed by a consumer and community led Board of Directors.

FoodCorps Connecticut

FoodCorps is a nationwide team of leaders that connects kids to real food and helps them grow up healthy.

Mission
Through the hands and minds of emerging leaders, FoodCorps strives to give all youth an enduring relationship with healthy food.

Waikiki Food Farm

 The Waikiki School Food Farm is about growing foods by kids for kids with a mission to encourage young children to love and protect their ‘aina, discover where food comes from, and learn to take pride in growing their own food. The farm also serves as a valuable outdoor classroom resource for teachers and educators to use in addressing benchmark standards in all subjects. The farm was initiated and has continued to be supported by community volunteers, generous contributions from local businesses and the school’s staff and families.

First School Garden Program, Good Food Sandhills

 In 2007, NC ranked 5th in the nation for childhood obesity; where 42% of Moore County students were overweight or obese. Moore County is populated by many low-income communities struggling to access healthy food while other areas are lush with manicured lawns & golf courses. The FirstSchool Garden Program was developed in response to that growing childhood obesity crisis in Moore County.

Lower Columbia School Gardens

LCSG helps schools start & sustain gardens in SW WA - dynamic outdoor classrooms where students experience the natural world & engage in hands-on learning of science, math, nutrition, ecosystems & more. Children have opportunities to connect with real food & to treat themselves, others, & the world around them with care & respect. Students often take the lead; our staff & volunteers look for the teachable moments.

Elmhurst Community Prep/Alliance Academy Healthy Cooking & Gardening Groups

The goal of the ECP/AA garden and healthy cooking program is to increase food access and nutrition information for the students of Elmhurst Community Prep and the East Oakland community. It provides an interactive learning space where classes and after-school programs can incorporate the garden into lesson plans that teach about biology and food justice. The school garden creates an environment where students are encouraged and excited to learn about new, healthy foods and the ways in which they are grown.
 

Green Thumbs Growing Kids

Green Thumbs Growing Kids serves 3,000 children, youth and families every year in hands-on experiential programs in four school food gardens, and also greenhouse, summertime and after-school programs. We have a youth empowerment program and hire students for the summer, resulting in deeper community engagement in the school gardens, which function as a food security measure in the low-income communities where our programs are located.

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