Education: Youth and Garden
Turning Kids into Scientists – Introducing Lunch Bites!
Children’s curious and intuitive minds lead to an abundance of learning opportunities. To help foster their learning habits, it has been our goal to involve and educate them as much…
Read MoreYouth Education Intern Spotlight: Erika Cook
Erika Cook has been around The Environmental Center for quite some time, so you may recognize her! Last winter, as part of her final semester at OSU-Cascades, she shadowed our…
Read MoreDIY Composter: How-to with TEC’s Youth Education!
Our Eco-Hero STEAM students got to make their own composters this fall! What is compost? Compost is decomposed organic material that can be used as a nutrient-rich soil amendment for…
Read MoreSchool Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms During COVID Times
Schools have gardens for different reasons: to bolster academic achievement through hands on experiential education; to increase nutrition by exposing kids to healthy food choices; or to meet the social…
Read MoreCelebrate Farm to School on October 26 with Local Carrots
Farm to School Chicken Noodle Soup Available on October 26, 2020 Collaboration between local native farm and Bend-La Pine School District Celebrate National Farm to School Month! Farm to School…
Read MoreOur Growing Garden Team
After two years as a FoodCorps Service Member, we’re excited to announce that Tracy Ryan has joined our staff as a Garden & Nutrition Educator! Thanks in part to the…
Read MoreSummer Camp Success!
We just wrapped up summer camps 2020! Here’s a reflection from our fourth and final session last week. Picture yourself in the woods at nearby Skyliner Lodge, surrounded by deliciously…
Read MoreHappy Hour in the Garden Slowly Reopens
We slowly kicked off our Happy Hour in the Garden series these past few weeks, with very little turnout. Which was fine by me, because frankly I wanted to gently…
Read MoreReflecting on our Spring Garden Pivot
When schools initially shut down due to COVID-19, I thought we were just getting a longer spring break. I even created a list of “things to do over our long…
Read MoreSustainability Series at Ridgeview & Redmond High
Each trimester, The Environmental Center Youth Educators present our Sustainability Series to Health 2 classes at Ridgeview and Redmond High Schools. We have a wonderful collaboration with Coaches Millington, Pileggi,…
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