Efforts underway to turn Atlanta food deserts into oasesPosted: Saturday, March 14By Gracie Bonds Staples “Community gardens come in all shapes and sizes. Fayette County Master Garden Association works one of the largest operations, producing 35,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables a year, all of which is given to needy families. Captain Planet Foundation manages … Read more
Captain Planet Foundation Awards Education Grant to Lewis and Clark Community CollegePosted: Saturday, March 14By riverbender.com The Captain Planet Foundation, an international environmental education foundation for youth based on the successful Captain Planet cartoon, recently awarded an educational grant of $2,500 to Lewis and Clark Community College, which will use these funds toward expanding its Stream … Read more
Congratulations to project Learning Garden partners Cobb County (2015 Green Ribbon School District) and Big Shanty Intermediate School (2015 Green Ribbon School). U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award recognizes schools, districts, and IHEs that: Reduce environmental impact and costs; Improve the health and wellness of schools, students, and staff; and Provide environmental education, which teaches many disciplines, and is especially … Read more
The Project Learning Garden pre-school pilot for Spring 2015 is underway thanks to the generous support of The James M. Cox Foundation. Below is a list of the ten (10) metro-Atlanta schools in the pilot. Original article GSU Child Development Program, Suttles Center Dean Rusk Head Start Program Hambrick Elementary Sydney’s Pampered Peach Daycare Center, Inc. Druid Hills … Read more
Project Learning Garden is now accepting applications from these metro-Atlanta counties:FultonDeKalbCobbGwinnett Apply by April 30th, 2015 Click here to find out if you’re eligible for a learning Garden.
Brittany Amano, (Rocket21 Captain Planet Dream Green 2014 Winner), currently a senior at Kalani High School in Honolulu, Hawaii, was recently a featured speaker at the Keep America Beautiful (KAB) national conference in Washington, DC in January; and was featured in Running Start’s “Women To Watch Awards” 2014. While speaking at the KAB conference in January, … Read more
Captain Planet Foundation GalaPosted: SpringBy Southern Seasons, page 90 One of the Southeast’s Largest eco-benefits, the 5th annual Captain Planet Foundation Gala made a splash at the InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta. Read Full Article
Captain Planet Foundation is so excited and honored to be a contributor to the Greater Atlanta Pollinator Partnership which won a 2015 Wings Across the Americas Conservation Award for Urban Communities in Conservation. CPF’s contribution to the project included: Donating $10,000 to the small grant partnership with National Wildlife Federation; Hosting two Project Learning Garden professional development conferences where over … Read more
Eco events: Captain Planet Foundation galaPosted: MarchBy Virtuoso LifeRead Article Virtuoso recently joined environmentalist and CNN founder Ted Turner and his daughter Laura Turner Seydel in Atlanta to celebrate the Captain Planet Foundation Awards. Read Full Article
‘Eco-Living Expert’ Laura Seydel Continues Turner Family Tradition Of AdvocacyPosted: Feb. 19By Lauren Waits, wabe.org What do Paloma Picasso, Chelsea Clinton and Nancy Sinatra have in common? They are each the daughters of famous fathers who have worked to establish careers and pursue passions in their own right. Laura Seydel ─ Laura Turner Seydel ─ is among them. Listen Here