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District highlights growing school gardens, Project Green partnerships and grants
Summary
Rescue Union trustees heard a presentation on school gardens and Project Green: lunchtime garden programs expanded to middle schools, several local grants funded projects, Eagle Scout installations are planned, a farm‑to‑school pilot and composting program were described, and Project Green will present at Cal Expo with Project Luma.
Trustees heard a multi‑part presentation on the district’s school garden program and community partnerships, led by garden program presenters and Project Green volunteers.
Presenters described a lunchtime garden program open across elementary and middle school sites; Marina Village’s daily middle‑school garden participation rose to 42 sixth‑graders from about 20–25 last year. The presenters credited parent volunteers and new garden coordinators at multiple sites for that growth. Several grants were announced: $3,000 from the El Dorado Endowment for a native pollinator garden (Project Green), $500 from the Clark Youth Fund, and a $3,200 grant for Green Valley Elementary. Presenters also noted local Eagle Scout projects to add a gazebo and a washing station at Rescue Elementary and a stepping‑stone meditation path adjacent to the learning center.
Program partners include Project Green and Project Luma (Laura Watts), which will support murals and volunteer art projects; Project Green secured a 50x20 exhibit space at Cal Expo’s Home & Landscape Expo. Presenters described a farm‑to‑school effort where middle‑school students harvest produce for school kitchens and a composting pilot partnering with nutrition services at Green Valley and Lake Forest.
Why it matters: The garden program supports hands‑on learning, increases lunchtime engagement, and connects students to nutrition and environmental education; grant funding and volunteer labor are central to expansion.
