Growing Gardens

This Purpose of "growing Food; Cultivating Leaders" Project to 1) Connect Over 4000 Students and Their Families With Food and Agriculture Through Hands-on Education 2) Develop Teen Leaders in Food Systems and 3) Contribute to a Regional Increase in Sustainable School Garden Programs. to Achieve the First Goal, We Will Teach Culturally-responsive Food/garden-based Education at 11 Schools, Promote Local Foods Through the Cafeterias, Connect Students With Local Food System Leaders, and Engage Whole Families Through Take-home Kits and Events. to Develop Teen Leaders, We Will Strengthen Year-round High School Garden/food Programming and Run a High School Food System Leaders Internship. to Increase School Garden Program Sustainability Regionally, We Will Run Our National School Garden Coordinator Certificate Training and Provide Direct Technical Assistance to School Garden Practitioners in the Portland-metro Region. Growing Gardens Is Committed to a Community-organizing Approach to Food Andgarden Education, and Using the Experience of Growing Food to Grow the Next Generation of Food System Leaders.