Back to School Means Back to the Garden

Back to School Means Back to the GardenPosted: July 28By Kimberley Simms Sarah Smith Elementary  International Baccalaureate School in Buckhead and has many facets that categorize it as a “green” school.  Natural light filters through the many large windows and  equipment on the roof “super filters” the air before it enters the school, cooling or … Read more

Chesnut Charter Elementary Selected For CPF Project Learning Garden

Chesnut Charter Elementary Selected For Captain Planet FoundationProject Learning GardenPosted: July 28By Dunwoody School Daze, also seen in theahaconnection.com Dunwoody, GA– July 28, 2015 – Chesnut Charter Elementary School (DeKalb County) has recently been selected for a Captain Planet Foundation’s Project Learning Garden grant. Captain Planet Foundation is an international environmental education foundation for youth inspired by the … Read more

CPF grantee Teachers recognized at the White House!

Jenna Mobley (one of our Project Learning Garden teachers who also writes as part of the SAGES exemplary teacher group) and Robert Hodgdon (a recent EcoTech grant recipient from CPF) were both recognized at the White House last week for innovation in Environmental Education. The Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators recognizes outstanding kindergarten through … Read more

PLG school Garden Hills Elementary featured in foodwellalliance.org article

Katie Carlson Creates an Army of School GardenersPosted: July 14By Food Well Alliance On a dreary Sunday in March, the courtyard of Garden Hills Elementary School looked like a scene from the animated children’s television series, “The Busy World of Richard Scarry.” One man wearing an “I Dig My School Garden” T-shirt swept up the remnants … Read more

Insightful Article from Nature Conservancy Intern

Captain Planet Stressed Me OutPosted: June 30By Caitlin McColloch – From The Nature Conservancy Up Close blog post. Also, visit Cool Green Science the Science blog of The Nature Conservancy As a child I was discouraged from watching a television program called “Captain Planet.” It was an animated feature about a superhero battling environmental injustices around the world. My mother didn’t … Read more

Atlanta Falcons new stadium will include edible gardens!

Grounds of new Falcons stadium will include edible gardensPosted: June 17By Tom Oder – Atlanta Magazine When the new Atlanta Falcons stadium opens for the 2017 NFL season, a group of volunteers will be churning up a different kind of yardage outside the venue than the football players rushing inside. These enthusiastic workers will be tending a  … Read more

Gwinnett County School Installs Teaching and Demonstration Garden!

GOOD NEWS FROM SCHOOLS: Captain Planet salutes Summerour for agriculture programPosted: June 13By Keith Farner – www.gwinnettdailypost.com Students arriving to the new Summerour Middle in August will have some new scenery on the property and new ways to learn science in a hands-on environment. The Captain Planet Foundation recently endorsed the school’s Environmental Educations Center, a … Read more

Article From Today’s Garden Center Featuring The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Launch

The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Launches With Unprecedented Support And CollaborationPosted: June 8By Amanda Gallagher – Todays Garden Center National Pollinator Garden Network (NPGN) launched the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge on June 3, just in time for National Pollinator Week, held June 21-25. The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge is a strategic effort to promote and … Read more