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Green Teacher Network serves as a central resource in the Charlotte region to advance academics, health and enviornmental sustainability through schoolyard gardens.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

I am building a school garden for the children in the lower grades at Longfellow Elementary along with the help from Girl Scouts, and teachers.  A committee of parents and teachers plan to use the garden area to teach children how food grows, nutrition and health using a program called Growing Gr

When children are involved in gardening, good things happen. They show more interest in eating fruits and vegetables, do better academically, and demonstrate overall improved attitudes.

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: To continue to stress the importance of local food procurement with educators and other stakeholders by creating a plan for changing procurement strategy and a nutrition education

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: Funds will help expand existing Farm to School resources and activities from a series of successful but disparate activities into a comprehensive, integrated Farm‐to‐School progra

The following description is a summary of our farm to school plan funded by a 2013 USDA Farm to School Program grant: The district has made some preliminary contact with local farms and will strengthen the present agreements, bring in more farm partnerships and improve our kitchen facilities for

I am the Outdoor Educator at Centennial Montessori School in San Mateo.  We are a small private Montessori that serves children from 18 months- 5th grade.  

OUR MISSION

Urban Farm School is for folks who are ready to walk their talk, grow their food, and learn how to be food independent in our cities.