Posts Tagged ‘garden for every school’
Let’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 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 MoreGarden for Every School Program Announces Local Garden Grants Available
The Environmental Center’s Garden for Every School Program announces their annual garden grants are available. The goal of the small grant program is to provide local funding for public and…
Read MoreSoil Health for School Gardens Workshop Recap and Resources
Soil Health for School Garden Workshop Recap Last month we held an in-person Garden Educator Network event in Redmond, our first in person network event in 2 years. This workshop…
Read MoreGarden Project at East Bend Boys and Girls Club
While the Garden for Every School team has been partnering with the Downtown Boys & Girls Club for the last decade, this summer was the first time we worked with…
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 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 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 MoreDecember in the School Garden
Winter has set into the high desert, dusting every surface with a layer of frost each morning. Frozen solid ground and freezing temperatures make garden lessons difficult in December. Luckily…
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