Athens Farm to School

05/01/2020

May Garden to Desk 2020 -

Interested in a backyard compost bin? Check out this great video from National Geographic. Find Gardening in Georgia here to see local planting dates and garden information for our area!

04/02/2020

Garden to Desk April 2020 -

For those living in smaller spaces or who want to to garden on a smaller scale, Container Gardening with Vegetables is a great choice!

03/04/2020

March Garden to Desk -

Get Cheesy In ramekins, layer sliced carrots with a deli slice of cheddar and 1 tablespoon half and half. Repeat until the dish is almost full. Top with bread crumbs and 1/2 tablespoon butter. Bake, covered, 30 to 40 minutes. Uncover for the last 10 minutes of cooking time.

03/02/2020

It's camp time!

02/25/2020

Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor Emerita of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University. She is also a consumer advocate, nutritionist and author of six award-winning books. Nestle&...

12/02/2019

Garden to Desk December 2019 -

Soils are a fun garden lesson when not much is going on in the garden. Link it to lessons on human impact on the planet, erosion, rocks and geology, decomposition, pH, and more! The State Botanical Garden of Georgia has developed a wonderful set of lesson plans on soils as a part of their Garden Ear...

11/12/2019

November 2019 Garden to Desk -

Cold in Georgia doesn't mean the end of the gardening season! It means it is time for yummy winter vegetables, especially greens. Things like collards, kale, spinach, and arugula all do great in the winter. Need seeds? Contact Stacy.smith@accgov.com. Don't have time to go outside? A window sill gard...

09/30/2019

October 2019 Garden to Desk -

Outdoor Learning Symposium October 26th at Chattahoochee Hills Charter School (KACCB Scholarship application due October 25)

09/10/2019

September Garden to Desk 2019 -

The Symbolic Migration has some great classroom resources for you to use with your students to learn about the monarch migration. Monarchs Across Georgia has a lovely Pollinator Conservation Booklet and teaching materials (aimed at third graders, but could work for other grades). The Connect to Prot...

08/06/2019

August 2020 Garden to Desk -

A scavenger hunt is a great way to welcome students to the gardens! Whether it is their first time at the school, their first time in the garden, or if they are old pros-- setting them free in the garden with a task to complete eases them into learning! Put them in teams and let them start learning....

05/21/2019

Garden to Desk 2019 - https://mailchi.mp/a17660fffbcd/garden-to-desk-2019 Plant orders due June 14, 2019!

Registration is now open for the seventh Georgia Farm to School and Early Care and Education Summit will to be held June 7-8 at Helms College in Macon. The Summit features dynamic, hands-on education sessions, workshops, and field trips highlighting gardening, cooking with kids, local procurement, c...

04/09/2019

The Athens School Garden Network is celebrating local schools, staff, teachers, and community members for their contributions to farm-to-school and garden-based learning in Athens-Clarke County.

The School Garden Champions award ceremony was held at the Athens Community Career Academy on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 4:30pm. Dinner was prepared and served by Chef Emmanuel Stone, students at the Athens Community Career Academy, and the Athens Land Trust’s Young Urban Farmers. Dinner featured Georgia grown beef and locally grown vegetables.

Farm-to-school programs engage K-12 students across the curriculum in hands-on, food and garden-based learning. The Clarke County School District (CCSD) has received statewide and national recognition for its farm-to-school programs, which have positively impacted our students and district as a whole. In 2018, CCSD received the state’s Platinum-level Golden Radish Award. It was named the state’s “Outstanding District” for farm-to-school in 2015.

The ACC School Garden Champions Awards is a local award ceremony to celebrate those who make farm-to-school and garden-based learning a success in Athens-Clarke County. This is the second year for these awards. Honorees are nominated by their peers and are individuals that have gone above and beyond to make garden-based learning a success at the school level. The Athens School Garden Network includes the Athens Community Career Academy, the Clarke County School District, Athens Land Trust, Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful, and Grow It Know It in partnership with Clarke County School District, UGA Public Service and Outreach, and UGA Extension.