Kale yeah! We’re giving away 15 pairs of Annie’s kid-sized garden gloves.
Leave us a comment below until 11:59 P.M. on 3/14/2013 for a chance to win one pair of garden gloves.
We’ll randomly select 15 lucky winners to receive one pair of Annie’s …
Topic: “School Gardens”
By Laura Budde, FoodCorps Fellow in Maine
After moving to Maine over a year ago for FoodCorps, I frequently found myself thinking: “People here know how to live, and they know how to live darn well.” I kept telling myself that if the apocalypse ever does come, let …
By Sebastian Naskaris, FoodCorps Fellow, North Carolina
Last year, as a FoodCorps service member, I often had this moment after serving in a school garden when I would think, “kids say the darndest things while working in school gardens.”
This often came after a …
In 2011 I graduated college, found a place with FoodCorps, and moved to a small town in the Ozark mountains called Marshall, Arkansas. As a service member, I moved to a new community, bringing with me a passion for healthy eating and a sizable helping of ideas for my new …
“Class, anyone know what a garden is?” Mostly, I get apprehensive looks, but suddenly one 4 year-old shouts, “it is where things grow!”
This morning I led a group of 4 year olds around the SAGE (Starker Arts Garden for Education) garden with Corvallis service member …
Organization: White Oak Elementary School Website: http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/WhiteOakES/index.html
The kindergarteners at White Oak Elementary in Sugar Hill, GA have been swimming in produce. This year they harvested radishes, carrots, beans, lettuce, spinach, zucchini, …
Organization: Rice Elementary School Website: http://eweb.psdschools.org/schools/rice/index.aspx
The community at Rice Elementary is determined to provide students with a hands-on education. Shari, the school garden coordinator, told us, “Our garden has been built and …
Organization: Waters Elementary School Website: www.waterstoday.org
Julie, a parent and volunteer at Waters Elementary School in Chicago, IL, told us this garden has been twenty years in the making. Partnerships with neighbors have blossomed into a “truly symbiotic …
At Annie’s, we’ve seen firsthand how a garden can change a child’s life, and we believe strongly in making sure children have the opportunity through their schools to see how real food is grown. Creating small gardens doesn’t take much—just a seed in warm, moist …
“Last week, we (both classes and I) planted four windowsill boxes with mesclun greens and collards. Both classes were split into four groups, each with eight students. I made watering schedules for each group, in which each student would have the responsibility to water …
