The Early Life of a Learning Garden

PLG Garden Coordinator, Keziah Silva, at Amqui K-8 Magnet School in Nashville, TN, with some of the garden and the green bean trellis designed by the Amqui kindergarteners.

The Project Learning Garden phone rang late on a Friday afternoon. “We have mushrooms growing in our garden beds,” the voice on the other end said, “should we be concerned?” At the Monday morning PLG meeting, Captain Planet Foundation CEO, Leesa Carter-Jones, shared, “that means the soil is especially fertile. What a wonderful teaching moment. … Read more

Welcome to our 2024/2025 Project Learning Garden Partners!

Welcome to the schools who are enjoying a new garden, garden expansion, or garden enhancement grant received during the 2024/2025 school year in Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Virginia, Tennessee, and Texas. Thank you to Bashas’, Cox Enterprises, Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Dematic, KFC Foundation, Publix, Raley’s, and the Ruffwood … Read more