Project Learning Garden schools Leah worked with:Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy middle school, APSCrawford Long Middle APSGrove Park Elementary, APS What is your motivation to work with school gardens?Understanding the struggle children face when lacking adequate nutrition or craving the junk food that advertisements surround them with, Leah is inspired by the success … Read more
Sumer Ladd Project Learning Garden schools: Clarkdale Elementary, Cobb County King Springs Elementary, Cobb Cooper Middle, Cobb What is your motivation to work with school gardens? I believe that school gardens are the best way we can connect children to the environment, have them gain a respect for all living things, and teach them to … Read more
Captain Planet Foundation’s Garden-to-Cafeteria Pilot has launched with great success in Atlanta Public Schools (APS). With the success of Project Learning Garden across over 50 schools in APS, the next logical step was to work with the school district and cafeteria staff to begin serving student-grown, school garden produce in the cafeterias! During the school past year, Captain Planet Foundation … Read more
Our Project Learning Garden Program Manager, Kyla Van Deusen and Maynard H. Jackson High School students are presenting their great work with the Captain Planet Foundation Garden to Cafeteria Pilot at this years National Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. Register for the conference here. Captain Planet Foundation Garden to Cafeteria Pilot Given the success of Project Learning … Read more