This event was a co-benefit to support the expansion of Ventura County Agricultural Education with SEEAg and the launch of the CPF Learning Gardens Program into Ventura County schools. Held on the 120 year old grounds of Limoneira orchards in Santa Paula, CA, this event featured a special “Superhero for Sustainable Agriculture” award given to Harold Edwards, CEO of Limoneira, and performances … Read more
Did you know Captain Planet has a wealth of knowledge about school gardens on our wiki page? As an online resource for teachers and students, The Captain Planet Wiki has forums to encourage discussions, share knowledge and troubleshoot various school garden issues. The Garden Calendar, for example, contains all the information you need to know for when to … Read more
Check out some of our new Learning Garden schools! Thank you to all of our volunteers from PowerPlan, Turner Enterprises, and staff and teachers from the schools for your hard work. Thanks to the Elementary Science website we have these great video that showcase the installs. This website offers resources, hands-on experiments, discussions, and tips for K-5 science … Read more
Click link below to read an article from Georgia Organics about the Ford Elementary School’s fifth graders. Victory garden at Ford Elementary a win for studentsby Elicia Fritsch
August 19, 2013, Atlanta, GA — Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) and Ford Elementary School in Acworth, Georgia will host a workshop for educators in Cobb and Gwinnett Counties at Ford on October 18 and 19, 2013. The Friday workshop will consist of sessions covering basic and advanced Learning Garden construction, planting and maintenance, engaging community … Read more
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan is Captain Planet.Click here to read full story.
Over the summer our school garden interns maintained, watered, weeded and planted at 37 Atlanta area schools in Fulton and Cobb counties! Especially important were work days scheduled with the entire Planeteer team in which the Planeteers worked with school administrators and garden coordinators to install new gardens and revitalize existing Gardens. Clarkdale – July … Read more
The Captain Planet Foundation has launched summer garden management as part of its Learning Gardens Program to help maintain school gardens around metro-Atlanta during the out-of-school summer months. This summer, the program is supporting over 40 school gardens located in Cobb County Public Schools and the Atlanta Public School system. With funding provided by Arthur … Read more
Virginia residents learn more about wetlands and river sustainability with “floating classroom” Grantee: Elizabeth River Project – Portsmouth, VA Project Title: The Learning Barge Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: CPF grantee, the Elizabeth River Project, launched the Learning Barge in 2009. The Learning Barge is the world’s first floating wetland classroom and America’s Greenest Vessel. Powered by sun and wind and equipped with … Read more
Captain Planet Learning Gardens Partner School, Ford Elementary in Cobb County GA, accepts the National Green Ribbon Schools Award from the U.S. Department of Education last week in Washington, DC. Pictured accepting the award from Georgia Department of Education’s Keisha Ford-Jenrette is Ford Elementary Principal, Jami Frost.