Chemawa Indian School

Our goal is to establish a garden at Chemawa Indian School as a community partnership between the school, Salem-Keizer Education Foundation, and the local food bank.

The Chemawa Indian School is the oldest continuously operating boarding school in the United States and its graduates number in the thousands. Current students represent 64 tribes. The Salem Schools Foundation (dba Salem-Keizer Education Foundation) is a private nonprofit organization that funds and operates education programs to expand on classroom learning opportunities in our community's public schools.

The Chemawa school garden will provide a service learning opportunity along with healthy food for hungry people in our community, marketable skills for our students' futures, and sustainable practices that students can take home to their tribal communities. The garden and greenhouse will grow food to be shared with the local food bank and provide healthy, sustainable activities for students on evenings and weekends.

This program is supported by SALEM SCHOOLS FOUNDATION.