Children's Gardens
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Camas Roots Garden Project
Contact: Elisa Wells
Camas, WA
Phone: 360-833-0925
Email: info [at] camasroots.org
Web: http://www.camasroots.org
The Camas Roots Garden is a living learning experience that involves students in environmental stewardship, service learning, healthy eating, and building community connections. In the garden children learn about math and science, art and literature, food and nutrition, cultural traditions and community.
Lopez Island Farm Education (LIFE)
Contact: Rhea Miller, Project Director
Phone: 360-468-3723
Email: director [at] lifefarmtoschool.org
Web: http://www.lopezclt.org/sard/main.html
The LIFE farm to school program promotes an appreciation of nature, nutrition, aesthetics, community, land stewardship, environmental awareness, and the value and joy of meaningful work. The LIFE program uses an integrated systems approach to address childhood obesity; provide nutritional education and meals; and teach principles of local and global ecology, social justice, and sustainability. LIFE literally grounds children in life skills, and fosters creativity and hope for their futures.
Farm-to-School Summer Institute, June 27-29, 2007
www.lifefarmtoschool.org
Puget Sound School Gardens Collective
Contact: Erin MacDougall
Email: erin_macd [at] yahoo.com
Web: http://pugetsoundschoolgardens.org
The Puget Sound region is known for its progressive approach to K-12 education. The integration of school gardens into classroom learning is one example. The Puget Sound School Gardens Collective brings together school-based garden leaders to share resources and advance relationships with children and the source of their food.
Seattle Tilth Children’s Garden
Contact: Lisa Taylor
4649 Sunnyside Ave N #1
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: 206-633-0451
Email: lisataylor [at] seattletilth.org
Web: http://www.seattletilth.org/kids/childrensgarden
The Seattle Tilth Children’s Garden is designed to teach children an appreciation of their connection to the living world. Each year more than 1,000 children learn about plant, animal, and insect life found in healthy gardens. Seattle Tilth also publishes a curriculum, “Teaching Peace through Gardening,” for parents and teachers wishing to develop programs for elementary school age children.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Food Sense CHANGE - Cultivating Health & Nutrition through Gardening Education
http://www.king.wsu.edu/nutrition/change.htm
Kids Gardening
http://www.kidsgardening.com
Rodale Institute Youth Education Program
http://www.kidsregen.org
NEWS ARTICLES
Dig up Some Fun at Local Children's Gardens
Seattle Area Children's Gardens
Children's Gardens category edited by Erin MacDougall 
