The following list is not exhaustive; please let us know who is missing! In addition, many schools develop partnerships with local scouting and other civic organizations, businesses, and institutions in support of their outdoor education programs. See the In the News section for great ideas on community partnerships for DeKalb school gardens.
Captain Planet Foundation: Captain Planet Foundation’s Project Learning Garden competitive grant is available annually to a limited number of DeKalb elementary and middle schools, check website for annual grant timelines. Additionally, CPF provides professional learning in 3D schoolyard science through the CPF Institute, and K-8 garden-based curriculum freely accessible through Project Learning Garden. CPF has provided summer garden maintenance interns for DeKalb Schools.
DeKalb County Conservation District: The Dekalb County Conservation District promotes soil & water stewardship throughout local schools and to landowners in Dekalb County. Program Assistant Tixie Fowler connects schools to experts in the field to support aquaponics, greenhouses, and other garden-related school-based activities. Excellent resource for technical support.
Georgia Organics: Georgia Organic’s Farm to School program provides on-line resources for schools as well as fee-for-service professional development in school garden and nutrition topics. As a Golden Radish Award-winning district, DCSD is eligible for workshop scholarships.
Green Gardens Education and Designs helps forward thinking, health conscious people who are interested in how to best utilize their land. We give them the confidence and direction to develop their property into a beautiful, low maintenance yard that can provide nutrient dense food, wildlife habitat and a deep connection to nature.
Out Teach: Out Teach partners with districts and schools to create effective professional development programs and rich outdoor learning environments that teachers need to unlock student performance with the power of experiential learning outdoors. Out Teach empowers teachers to get outside—beyond the classroom—to create unforgettable learning experiences and measurable academic results.
Partners for Action in Healthy Living: PAHL supports school gardens in SW DeKalb as part of its overall mission to “empower and educate individuals through gardening and urban agriculture, connecting people to the land, to their food and most importantly, to each other.” PAHL provides grants and hands-on technical and educational support for school gardens.
Wylde Center: Wylde Center implemented a grant to plant school fruit tree orchards in the South River watershed and also offers a menu of fee-for-service school garden coach services throughout the county.
