by Susan Endres / wiscnews.com North Freedom Elementary students filled containers with soil and dug in the dirt Tuesday, planting the seeds for a learning garden from which they’ll be able to eat next year. Fourth-grade teacher and project leader Cory King said he thought the open field north of the school would be “an … Read more
by Dana Rose Falcone / people.com Chris Tucker and son Destin joined us in celebrating environmental superheroes at our 2018 Benefit Gala in Atlanta, GA. Read article
by Eva Mastromatteo / erienewsnow.com Congratulations to Klein Elementary School in Erie, PA! We joined representatives from Dole Packaged Foods and Giant Eagle Supermarket to celebrate the installation and planting of their new garden. We look forward to watching your garden grow! Read Article
by Briana Contreras / The Morning Journal Ranger High-Tech Academy is a recipient of a new Project Learning Garden grant funded by Heinen’s Grocery Store and Dole Packaged Foods. Read about their garden install in Ohio.
April 30th in Dallas Texas more than 50 AT&T and Target employees joined parents and community members for a fun Earth Month garden workday. The group completed a “done-in-a-day” project creating an outdoor learning lab with the nonprofit organization Out Teach at the Solar Preparatory School for Girls. The day was spent assisting students in beautifying their garden, building a garden entrance, … Read more
We are happy to welcome our friends at Hawthorn Hill Elementary School in Lee’s Summit, MO to the PLG community. With their powers combined, students at Hawthorn Hill teamed up to find a chemical-free, humane strategy for keeping critters out of their beds. Check out those cages! Pest management presents a great opportunity to engage … Read more
On your next Delta flight make sure to read Delta Sky magazine. You’ll find a full page ad announcing that Delta received our first-ever Superhero Corporate Award for their commitment to sustainability at the 2018 Gatsby & Gardens Benefit Gala. Read the April issue of Delta Sky magazine. Image from Marissa Rosen @MarrisaR1 on Twitter
We are honored to be a part of Walker’s innovative EAST initiative and their fantastic community-centered growing program. Produce harvested from this garden will not only benefit the community inside of the school building, but this schoolyard goodness will reach families who benefit from the food pantry located on campus. We look forward to watching … Read more
In the Learning Lab #WhyITeachGreen campaign our module called “Life Science in the Garden” is free for the month of May! Participate by using these lessons to teach outside and share your experience with Center for Green Schools for a chance to win 2 window view bird feeders. For more hands-on environmental lessons, visit our … Read more
Saturday, April 27th teachers visited the Captain Planet Foundation office in Atlanta to grab a flat of pollinator plants for their garden, a bite to eat, and a box of goodies for their classroom.