Jenna Mobley (one of our Project Learning Garden teachers who also writes as part of the SAGES exemplary teacher group) and Robert Hodgdon (a recent EcoTech grant recipient from CPF) were both recognized at the White House last week for innovation in Environmental Education. The Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators recognizes outstanding kindergarten through … Read more
Katie Carlson Creates an Army of School GardenersPosted: July 14By Food Well Alliance On a dreary Sunday in March, the courtyard of Garden Hills Elementary School looked like a scene from the animated children’s television series, “The Busy World of Richard Scarry.” One man wearing an “I Dig My School Garden” T-shirt swept up the remnants … Read more
Captain Planet Stressed Me OutPosted: June 30By Caitlin McColloch – From The Nature Conservancy Up Close blog post. Also, visit Cool Green Science the Science blog of The Nature Conservancy As a child I was discouraged from watching a television program called “Captain Planet.” It was an animated feature about a superhero battling environmental injustices around the world. My mother didn’t … Read more
Grounds of new Falcons stadium will include edible gardensPosted: June 17By Tom Oder – Atlanta Magazine When the new Atlanta Falcons stadium opens for the 2017 NFL season, a group of volunteers will be churning up a different kind of yardage outside the venue than the football players rushing inside. These enthusiastic workers will be tending a … Read more
GOOD NEWS FROM SCHOOLS: Captain Planet salutes Summerour for agriculture programPosted: June 13By Keith Farner – www.gwinnettdailypost.com Students arriving to the new Summerour Middle in August will have some new scenery on the property and new ways to learn science in a hands-on environment. The Captain Planet Foundation recently endorsed the school’s Environmental Educations Center, a … Read more
The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Launches With Unprecedented Support And CollaborationPosted: June 8By Amanda Gallagher – Todays Garden Center National Pollinator Garden Network (NPGN) launched the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge on June 3, just in time for National Pollinator Week, held June 21-25. The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge is a strategic effort to promote and … Read more
The FoodCorps Chronicle: Cooking with Kids, or: “I’m Sorry Your Breakfast Is Ruined”Posted: June 2By Bang Tran, FoodCorps service member in Atlanta, GA Do you remember the first time you tried to poach an egg? How’d it turn out? Was it the creamy, fluffy dream you’ve come to expect from your favorite brunch spot? I remember … Read more
Real Estate Report: Healthy choices — Businesses helping to bring fresh food to kids, communityPosted: June 8By Tom Bergeron – NJBiz As Newark residents near the Springfield Avenue Marketplace squabble in a they-said, we-said war of words with the developer regarding just what type of restaurant options will be near the badly needed $94 million city-altering … Read more
Register your pollinator garden here Press Release WASHINGTON, DC (June 3, 2015) – In an unprecedented collaboration, dozens of conservation and gardening organizations joined together today to form the National Pollinator Garden Network and launch a new nationwide campaign – the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge. Designed to accelerate growing efforts across America, the Network is launching the … Read more
Laura Turner Seydel to be Keynote Speaker for 2015 Sustainable Meetings ConferencePosted: May 22By Speaking of Green The Green Meeting Industry Council has confirmed Laura Turner Seydel to be opening keynote speaker for their annual Sustainable Meetings Conference, which will be June 17 – 19, 2015 at The Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Seydel … Read more