Our Farm to School Program is designed for the students, by our students. Our mission is to ensure that students have access to good quality, fresh, and locally grown produce each day. We serve 17,000 high school students in Oxnard and Camarillo through 8 schools.
Now is working in 18 schools, 4000+ students in Casma and Ica, Peru
Main objectives are environmental education, nutrition and pedagogy. By teaching organic agriculture, we try to make fresh and healthy fruits and vegetables available to kids, and the school orchard is a powerful tool for making pedagogy
Our Sunny Patch Project was started as a way to raise awareness about food insecurity in our community. We felt that the best way to get people talking about food and access to food and garden fresh foods was to start a community garden.
Our Purpose and Focus:
Educating and Empowering our Students to recognize that being HEALTHY is a choice. To truly be healthy you must recognize the important connections between your mind, your body, and your consciousness. Giving students the tools to be in charge of their personal health and wellbeing will increase academic success and prepare them to lead healthy lifestyles as adults.
Echo Canyon School Gardens are part of Echo Canyon School in Scottsdale Arizona. Our school utilizes the school gardens to foster the academic, social and emotional well being of our students though a wide variety of hands-on, experiential learning experiences.
KidsGardening has been a leader in the youth gardening movement since 1982, when it was founded as program of the National Gardening Association. Recently relaunched (in 2016) as an independent organization, our vision is for happier, healthier kids, learning in the garden and connected to nature. This not only improves kids' educational outcomes and eating habits, but also gives rise to environmental stewardship in youth across the country.
Capital City Public Charter School enables a diverse group of students to meet high expectations, develop creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, achieve a deep understanding of complex subjects, acquire a love of learning, along with a strong sense of community and character. We will graduate young adults who are self-directed, intellectually engaged and possess a commitment to personal and civic responsibility.
