August is a time to begin welcoming back our family of PLG students, teachers, and administrators. In addition to your current harvests and winter garden guidance, we want to engage schools this Fall with high-impact activities and opportunities. The theme this fall is: Guarding Your Garden! We’ll be partnering with and participating in CNN’s Call … Read more
For many of our Project Learning Garden recipient schools across the county (and beyond), the middle of June marks the beginning of a well-deserved summer vacation. With testing completed and administrative matters tied up, this is the time to celebrate: another successful school year in the books! However, the absence of students and faculty is … Read more
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 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