School Gardens
Youth 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 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 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…
Read MoreWelcome Kat, Our New FoodCorps Member!
New school year, new faces As the summer draws to a close, we are thrilled to once again connect with students in the Redmond School District through a partnership with…
Read MoreThe Environmental Center Awards Over $23k to Central Oregon Schools and Organizations for Learning Gardens
The next time you pass by your local school or youth center, take a look to see if they have a garden on site. If they do, or you see…
Read MoreStories from the Garden: Fall 2022
Although the garden is currently under a blanket of snow, Denise and Adrienne (along with volunteers, parents, teachers, and students) had plenty of great garden shenanigans this fall! Read on…
Read MoreOur First School Garden Bike Tour
It was a sunny Saturday in October… Earlier this month, a group of 10 folks biked to three youth garden projects on a beautiful autumn day. Here’s some highlights for…
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