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This grant will expand our school garden program and allow all students to participate in getting grubby, growing their own food, and sharing it with our school community. It will also:
-- make existing beds herbivore proof
-- build two new beds

The goal of the new edible garden is to give students exposure to healthier food, the process of growing their own fruits and vegetables, being in their natural environment and help them build a greater sense of community within their schoolyard.

We want to use the Whole Kids Foundation Garden Grant to:
-Operate the greenhouse, positively impacting both our snack program and curriculum
-Expand the use of our existing Vermiculture Compost System

The goal for our Rosa Parks Elementary School garden is to promote environmental education through outdoor learning for youth ages 5-11 years old. Youth develop respect for their garden and the environment through weekly garden classes during the Spring, Summer and/or Fall program sessions.

Whether bussed here every day from far off school districts, living here in intensive residential treatment or coming to our children

We envision the garden bringing our diverse community outdoors to share the space together. Teachers will be able to use the space for learning and the children will be able to interact with nature.

Our goal is to expand our Hawaiian Medicinal Garden that will:
Help create awareness of traditional Hawaiian herbs used for medicinal purposes

Cleveland Montessori, located in the heart of Little Italy, would like to have more interaction with the surrounding community. Also, while visitors come to the neighborhood for good food, there are few signs available about the history of the area.

To expand on our small raised bed project to a full in-ground garden at our school. Our goal is to provide our students with the full experience from ground preparation to planting and maintaining the garden to harvesting and processing.