Learning Landscapes

Teaching children how to create, plant, tend, nurture, cultivate and harvest fresh fruits and vegetables in gardens at schools, community centers or clubs.

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Take a look at our new video series on agricultural topics! A fun video series covering all kinds of great growing knowledge for new gardeners of every age!

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Gardening with Kids

The Learning Landscapes program helps kids approach gardening in a fun, healthy, exciting way and shows them the joy of nature and growing their own food. We know there are tons of benefits to gardening, especially when kids are young! Gardening engages all five senses, encourages healthy eating, introduces STEM concepts, helps kids learn how to organize, and teaches them to be great environmental stewards. Learning Landscapes introduces kids to the garden, but it is so much more than that. They learn about the world, how to work together, and where our food comes from!

Getting Started with Gardening

For Kids

There are so many benefits of gardening with kids. Why not make it fun? Click here to get your FREE marigold kit to get started.

Resources

For Parents

There isn’t just benefits for kids, but for grown-ups too! You can access many resources (including garden plans) by clicking here.

Benefits of Gardening

For Teachers

We have TONS of resources for teachers interested in getting their hands dirty with their students.

Join the Farm to School Coalition

Active Learning Landscapes Sites

Buchanan County Sites

Riverview Elementary/Middle School
Twin Valley Elementary/Middle School
Council Elementary/Middle School
Hurley Elementary/Middle School

JOIN OUR FARM TO SCHOOL TEAM!

The primary purpose of the Regional Farm to School Team is to improve access to local foods in eligible schools through comprehensive farm-to-school programming that includes local procurement and agricultural education efforts. With a replicable train-the-trainer model, schools and child care centers will be able to have a sustainable gardening program for their students while also providing access to a network for bulk purchase discounts, consultation and installation assistance, connections to local food procurement, and a supportive community to create a culture change that will have lasting positive impacts on the future generations. If you are interested in volunteering and getting involved, please fill out the interest survey or email Morgan Bradley.

Complete the Interest Survey

Email Morgan Bradley