School Gardens
Reusable 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 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 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…
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…
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