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Lovely feature on Project Learning Garden in the November edition of Georgia Magazine

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“Growing them young:  The Captain Planet Foundation Project Learning Gardens give hands-on experiences”Posted: NovemberBy: Pamela A. Keene – Georgia magazine Most youngsters would probably turn their noses up at a chance to eat vegetables and adult foods like pesto. But 11-year-old Esther Green, of Atlanta, has decided she likes to eat fresh-grown tomatoes wrapped in … Read more

Great HGTV Gardens Feature on Garden based education

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How to Start a Teaching GardenPosted: October 2014By Kristi York Wooten-HGTV.com 13 Teaching Gardens In ActionPosted: October 2014By Kristi York Wooten-HGTV.com View Photos As you plant your vegetable and flower gardens, many schools and communities across the country are doing the same thing—and they’re learning the importance of gardening in the development of life skills. … Read more

The Beautiful Faces of Captain Planet Foundation: A Persimmon Adventure

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By Bang Tran FoodCorps Service Member with Georgia Organics and Captain Planet Foundation Unlike much of the western world, desserts in many east Asian countries often take the form of fruits, beans, and other foods infrequently considered on the dessert plate. Growing up, I very rarely had anything sweet and rich after dinner— mom and dad would … Read more

Captain Planet Foundation Supports Burgess-Peterson Academy article in The Porch Press

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” Captain Planet Foundation Supports Burgess-Peterson Academy”Posted: October 2014By The Porch Press The Atlanta-based Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) is delighted to continue its support of East Atlanta’s Burgess-Peterson Academy, as we launch into the 2014 school year. In September, a FoodCorps service member training was held in the Burgess-Peterson Learning Garden. The Foundation also hosted … Read more

Pratt Industries and Captain Planet Foundation partnership

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Captain Planet Foundation’s innovative Project Learning Garden provides schools with strategies for building effective and sustainable garden-based learning programs. By the end of 2014, the program will have 110 Project Learning Garden schools in its hometown of Atlanta, Georgia (Atlanta Public Schools and Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett Public School Systems) and10 schools in a pilot program in Ventura County, Calif. The goal of Project Learning … Read more

2014 SUMMER GARDEN INTERNS

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It definitely takes a village to manage the Project Learning Garden schools around metro-Atlanta!  This summer, CPF was once again the recipient of generous support from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation / Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation to support our summer garden management program. Around metro-Atlanta, 58 elementary and middle schools had their Project Learning … Read more