Education: Youth and Garden
What Teaching About Forks and Spoons to 1,000 Elementary Schoolers Taught Me
This is a guest blog post from Isa Merel, a Bend High graduate who attends Occidental College (’23). During her winter break, she helped to educate local students about reducing…
Read MoreCongrats to 2019/2020 School Garden Grant Recipients
The Environmental Center is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2019/2020 School Garden Grants. Over $10,000 is being awarded to nine recipients, including public and private schools, an educational…
Read MoreReusable bags at Whole Foods = support for our work!
We are excited to share that The Environmental Center has been selected as the Bag Donation Program recipient at Whole Foods Market in Bend this winter! Here’s how it works……
Read MoreNew Youth Educator: Geneva Mayall
This August, we added a new member to our Youth Education team. Meet Geneva Mayall. She was born and raised in Central Oregon and graduated from Gonzaga University with a…
Read MoreGreen Spotlight: Jose Saldivar
Let us introduce you to Jose Saldivar, a Strategic Energy Management (SEM) Intern who’s making a big difference in our local schools! In December 2018, Jose joined our team to…
Read MoreSummer in our Learning Garden
Thank You Volunteers! Last week we wrapped up another great summer season of volunteering in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden! Our Happy Hour in the Garden open weekly volunteer series…
Read MoreSign Up for 2019-2020 Youth Education Programs
This blog post is especially geared toward our phenomenal educators in Central Oregon. Back to school, back to school! It’s time to sign up for FREE environmental education programs with…
Read MoreBeautify your garden while supporting ours
Support The Environmental Center’s Learning Garden by purchasing bulbs through our Fall Flower Bulb Fundraiser! Visit The Environmental Center through September 18th to view the catalog, place, and pay for your order…
Read MoreAnother FoodCorps Year in the Books!
FoodCorps is a nationwide organization under the AmeriCorps umbrella. Service members are in 18 states working to connect kids to healthy food in school. Their work focuses on three areas…
Read MoreSummer in a School Garden
Here in Central Oregon, the prime growing season is exactly when school is out of session. That doesn’t mean there isn’t any use for a school garden! There are tons…
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