School Cafeterias

We are a community of learners who get outside to grow fantastic crops and flowers in the warm climate of the  Banana Belt area of Santa Cruz, California.   Our Middle School garden is in its second year of production.   We involve our 6th grade core classes, our art, cooking and science classes in hands on learning weekly.

The Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes is a Pre-K-Grade 5 public magnet school focused on sustainability.  Each of the 11 classrooms have at least one garden bed that grows food and flowers connected to the classroom curriculum.

 The Garden School Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to garden-based education. Our pilot program at the 24th Street Elementary School in the West Adams neighborhood of South Los Angeles was founded when the school community decided that kids had enough asphalt - and not enough nature. 7 years later, the 24th Street gardens span over 1 acre and include 55 fruit trees, 20 vegetable beds, habitat gardens, Native CA Woodlands, a reading garden, and multiple teaching spaces.

The mission of Edible Sac High is to provide students with a transformational experience by giving them the tools they will need to assume ownership for the well-being of themselves and the student body at large. It will provide these tools through an integrated curriculum across three main activities: a school garden, a kitchen classroom, and a student-run cafeteria. A blueprint for this program will be shared with high schools across both the state of California and the nation.