Kendyll Romine

Neighbor Newspapers covers The Nature Conservancy and CPF garden install

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Students, nonprofits help build garden at Arabia MountainPosted: April 8By LaTria Garnigan- Neighbor Newspapers Students and staff from Arabia Mountain High School in Lithonia, along with volunteers from the Nature Conservancy and the Captain Planet Foundation constructed a school garden last week as part of a school garden partnership.Read Full Article

Southeast Green.com covers CPF and The Nature Conservancy partnership

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Nature Works Everywhere Learning Garden Build Held April 3 at Arabia Mountain High SchoolPosted: April 7By Southeast Green The Nature Conservancy kicked off the Nature Works Everywhere Learning Gardens Program in Atlanta on Thursday, April 3. Presented in partnership with the Captain Planet Foundation and the Environmental Media Association (EMA) and sponsored by CSX Transportation, Nature … Read more

Atlanta Sustainability Examiner covers CPF and The Nature Conservancy partnership garden install

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Greening the next generationPosted: April 4By Cheryl Eaton- Atlanta Sustainability Examiner Arabia Mountain High, a DeKalb county magnet school with a focus on environmental, energy and engineering education, has a long rich environmental history. It was built on land rich with natural habitats; surrounded by 2,000 acres of undeveloped property. As you stand in front … Read more

Another successful partnership kick-off!

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The Captain Planet Foundation’s Learning Garden Program’s success is due in large part to committed partners who share our desire to help teachers take their classrooms to the garden for instructional time. When The Nature Conservancy (TNC) approached us to pilot a middle school garden program in Atlanta area middle schools, we knew it would … Read more

Powerful CNN article from Ted Turner about the importance of clean water

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Ted Turner: Time to finally protect wetlands, streamsPosted: 7:45 AM EDT, Wed April 2, 2014By Ted Turner (CNN) — Clean water is vital to every single American. Families should be able to turn on the tap and have safe drinking water for their children, vacationers expect healthy rivers for fishing and swimming, and businesses need a … Read more

Tops Friendly Markets, Dole and CPF In the News

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News report from YNN Rochester – Rochester, NYPosted: March 25 at 6:24amElementary schools in upstate New York can enter to win a “Learning Garden Grant.” Tops Friendly Markets, Dole and the Captain Planet Foundation are working together to present two schools with learning gardens…View video Apply for Tops Friendly Markets grant here