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Montezuma School to Farm Project

The Montezuma School to Farm Project (MSTFP) has been transforming the way students empower themselves and their communities around food and local agriculture since 2009. The Montezuma School to Farm Project mission unites our local agricultural heritage with our growing future by engaging students at the crossroads of sustainable agriculture, resource conservation, health and economics through educational experiences in outdoor school garden classes, on farm field trips, and summer farm camps.

CCA Academy Aquaponics

 CCA Academy is a small, private, non-denominational high school located in Chicago’s North Lawndale Community.

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.

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.

Fayetteville Public Schools

 Fayetteville Public Schools has 9 existing schoolyard gardens throughout the district. We have been working on garden programming and education for several years, but have taken a more direct approach over the past three years. In 2011 the district also created a sustainability coordinator position to assist schools with a variety of environmental initiatives including schoolyard gardens.

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.

University of Northern Iowa Center for Energy and Environmental Education / FoodCorps

The The University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy and Environmental Education (UNI-CEE), located in Cedar Falls, Iowa is home to a dynamic and proven local food systems working group - including Black Hawk county, and the six immediately contiguous counties. The Mission of UNI-CEE is, “to empower Iowans with the knowledge, experiences, tools, and inspiration needed to create a sustainable future for our communities.”

National Center for Appropriate Technology / FoodCorps

The National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is a national nonprofit with regional offices in six states, including Iowa. Founded in 1976, NCAT’s mission is to help people by championing small-scale, local and sustainable solutions to reduce poverty, promote healthy communities, and protect natural resources. We do this through a wide variety of renewable energy and sustainable agriculture projects, most notably ATTRA, the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.

Durant Tuuri Mott School Garden

 The Durant Tuuri Mott School Garden Project is a collaboration amongst the school community, the Crim Fitness Foundation, Master Gardeners, and a number of other community partners. The garden is made up of 5 large raised beds that grow herbs and vegetables. The garden is used in a number of classrooms to enhance curriculum and the produce is consumed by students during the school year and donated to local church groups during the summer months.

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