Environmental Education

Everything a school needs to run an integrated garden & nutrition program.

Our expert educators tailor experiences to each school — from consultations, training, materials, and curriculum to full garden or farm installations with dedicated instructors teaching the whole school.

documentary photo, educator + students in an integrated garden lesson, natural daylightGarden lesson at a partner school
Systems challenge

Outdoor, experiential education is now widely recognized as essential to how children learn and to their physical and mental health. But logistical barriers put it out of reach for most public schools, and instructional time keeps shifting onto screens.

Our approach

We build and set up the outdoor learning areas, involve the whole school community in stewarding them, grow a team of expert instructors rooted in the school community who plan and lead lessons alongside classroom teachers, and secure and manage the funding that sustains it all.

By the numbers
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10,500 students took part in regular experiential learning and stewardship.2025-26 school year

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21 schools with fully integrated, school-wide programming, plus 27 more in development with partial reach2025-26 school year

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97% of staff said the program strengthened their school’s culture.2025 survey · 700+ responses

They nourish the minds of students through lessons in science and health, the stomachs through healthy treats, and the souls by providing a beautiful place of connection and wonder on campus.A principal, King Elementary
How we work · placeholder

We meet each school where it is.

Every campus starts in a different place. Our programming is designed to grow with a school — a principal can begin with light-touch support and deepen toward a fully staffed, whole-school program over time.

Step 01

Consult & equip

Consultations and technical assistance — the tools, training, materials, and curriculum a school needs to run its own garden learning.

Step 02

Build the space

Garden or farm installations with outdoor classrooms, designed around each school’s goals, site, and community.

Step 03

Run the program

Dedicated instructors rooted in the school community plan and lead programming for the whole school, alongside classroom teachers.

Lighter touchWhole-school program
From the field · placeholder photos
TODO: documentary photo, educator leading a small-group lesson at the outdoor whiteboardGarden lesson
TODO: documentary photo, students journaling & sketching plants in the gardenGarden journals
TODO: documentary photo, cooking & tasting day — students trying what they grewTasting day

Bring this to your school.

Principals, PTAs, teachers, district staff — tell us about your campus and we'll talk through what's possible, from a first consultation to a full program.

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Fund this program.

Your gift keeps expert instructors, gardens, and fresh food at Title 1 schools across the East Bay.

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Our programs reinforce each other — keep reading.Next: Greening Schoolyards