School Gardens
Another 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…
Read MoreThe Dirt on School Gardens: Spring 2019
Our dream of a ‘garden for every school’ is becoming reality! Here are some recent highlights as kick off another season: We approved garden grant requests for $10,000 to nine school…
Read More2019 Garden Grants Award Winners
The Environmental Center is proud to announce the winners of their annual Garden Grant Program. Through community, business, and foundation support, we approved requests for $10,000 to nine school garden…
Read MoreCow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Supports Local School Gardens
The Environmental Center was awarded a one-year grant in the amount of $5,000 to fund a FoodCorps Service Member and to support the Central Oregon Garden Educators Network. The Environmental…
Read MoreDenise Rowcroft Receives Cooperator Award
Last month, Denise Rowcroft, Sustainability Educator at The Environmental Center, received a Cooperator Award from Oregon State University Extension Association. She was nominated by local extension Nutrition Educators Katie Ahern, Ashley…
Read MoreGarden For Every School Fall 2018 Update
We are excited to be kicking off another school year rolling out our Garden for Every School initiative – our community effort to support school garden development in a way…
Read MoreGarden Grant Update: Three Rivers Elementary School
Three Rivers Elementary School in Sunriver had a very unique idea for a school garden! Their goal was to create a school garden project that was manageable in size and…
Read MoreGarden Grant Update: Seed to Table
With their grant from The Environmental Center, Seed to Table Farm in Sisters purchased a small set of grow lights to increase vegetable production for the school during winter months.…
Read MoreGarden Grant Update: Henry L Slater Elementary School
Henry L Slater Elementary School was one of seven School Garden Grant recipients in 2017. Here is a brief summary of what they did with the grant funds! Right now,…
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