Education: Youth and Garden
Garden Educator Network Tour at the High Desert Horticultural Center
Thanks to our friends at the High Desert Horticultural Center for the native plant tour for our Garden Educator Network. We had 20 folks, representing schools and orgs from Sunriver,…
Read MoreYouth Education Program Expansion to Engage Spanish Speaking Youth & Families
Have you driven by the Redmond RootedHomes development lately? It’s buzzing with activity as the homes in the back of the RootedHomes community land trust site are starting to be…
Read MoreGrow a Learning Garden! Garden for Every School Grant Deadline November 15th
The Environmental Center’s Garden for Every School program is pleased to announce that annual garden grants are open and accepting applications for school garden projects. Educators are encouraged to fill…
Read MoreReflections from FoodCorps Member Kat
Written by Kat Rains, our 2024 FoodCorps Service Member As the FoodCorps service member at TEC, I have spent this past school year building on the past service member, Adrienne’s…
Read MoreWelcome Kyla, Our Green Jobs Intern!
Kyla is our newest intern through the Children’s Forest of Central Oregon Green Jobs Program. She will be supporting TEC’s marketing/outreach efforts and youth education summer camps for the summer…
Read MoreBringing Food Waste Prevention Week to the Classroom
Written by Megan Schubel, temporary Youth Education Program Manager Hard to believe, but the average Oregon household spends $1,800 on wasted and spoiled food each year, which comes out to…
Read More‘Growing something is really profound’: Deschutes County creates Peace Garden for juvenile detention center
Originally published on KTVZ.comBy Matthew DraxtonApril 26, 2024 5:52 PMPublished April 26, 2024 11:41 AM (Update: adding video, comment from teacher of Juvenile Detention Center) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County and the Central…
Read MoreLet’s Grow! New Garden for Every School Projects in 2024
The Environmental Center is thrilled to award over $17,500 to 11 schools to support garden-based education and outdoor classroom projects across Central Oregon this year! Projects range from starting new…
Read MoreLandfill Field Trips Expand to Crook County
At The Environmental Center, our mission is to embed sustainability into daily life in Central Oregon, which we define as Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook Counties. In an effort to expand…
Read MoreOctober’s Farm to School Month Highlights
October was officially Farm to School Month here in Oregon, so naturally our garden team was busy! Denise and Kat spent time here in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden, out…
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