Adopt a School Garden™ Program

Today we need your help. More than 107 million households across America say that schools should provide students with garden-based learning. Yet schools are desperate for funds to start or enhance youth garden programs.

Why School Gardens?

What are the benefits of school and youth gardens? Click here for a summary of data reported by our hundreds of grant program recipients.

At NGA, we believe that gardening helps children grow — mentally, emotionally, and physically. School gardens help students connect with nature and better understand where their food comes from, and they provide a context for teaching nutrition and encouraging healthy lifestyles. Gardens also provide opportunities for hands-on learning in subjects across the curriculum.

Why Adopt?

NGA’s innovative Adopt a School Garden program (ASG) lets you support a school garden in your community. When you adopt a school, our ASG coordinator goes right to work, communicating with the school to identify:

• A school garden team leader
• An area of educational emphasis
• Materials to support educational objectives
• Goals for No Child Left Behind and Wellness Policy
• Means for generating broad community interest
• Factors that encourage long-term sustainability.

We also manage the distribution of funds, follow-up of school garden program progress, and provide ongoing guidance — all critical to ensuring the success of the program.

NGA has been supplying timely, free resources for educators, community volunteers, and parents for more than 30 years. But we can only provide these services with your financial support. Demand for our ASG program far exceeds our capacity to provide it. Won't you make NGA's ASG program a priority for your charitable giving?

For more information, contact Keri Evjy at 800-538-7476 x 122