Garden School Foundation
We provide garden-based education at public schools in LA. By combining gardening, sustainability, and cooking classes, we harness the full potential of school gardens, helping children learn to care for their bodies, their communities, and the earth. We serve 7 Title I elementary schools, reaching over 3,000 students and their families a year.
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LIVE ·2024 Grants Challenge·🎉 2024 Dodgers Foundation & John N. Calley Foundation WinnerTransforming School Gardens into Production Gardens
Over 75% of our elementary students experience food insecurity. In response to increasing rates of hunger among students, we began hosting free, bi-weekly on-campus Farmers Markets in 2020, and now share 9K lbs of produce with 275+ families every month. Our project seizes the incredible untapped potential of school gardens to grow food for student families. With grant support, GSF will transform the existing Wilshire Crest teaching garden into a production garden and expand current food production efforts at our flagship garden at 24th Street.