The Owls' Nest Too: Altadore School & Community Edible Garden

The Owls' Nest Too is a working edible schoolyard and pilot initiative for developing edible education practise and curriculum in our school board.   

Our volunteer-managed garden and programming serves our 360+ elementary school students and teachers in a format that actively engages community support gardeners, volunteers and the public at large.

Our Mission: “growing some awesome together”

We unite school and community through hands-on edible education in a vibrant, urban, organic environment; while seeding a passion for a practical, sustainable future.

Our Vision: 

Imagine a class of urban children with their hands in the soil, learning how to grow their own food, discovering how the natural world sustains them, and developing a deep-rooted sense of environmental stewardship as they become intimately familiar with the ecosystem of a thriving organic garden. 

Listen as their teachers connect this hands-on work with core curriculum subjects of science, math, social studies, language, art and music.    

Imagine those students and teachers connecting with their community at that garden; people of all ages, all cultures, and from diverse demographics working and learning side-by-side, sharing the common goal of a bountiful harvest and a delicious meal; while experiencing first-hand how to care for themselves, their community, and the environment.

Imagine this as the first of many in our City. A flagship school-ground community edible garden where healthy children, healthy community and healthy environments grow - for generations to come.