- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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30 people are interested
Pond Gap Elementary Garden (Pellissippi State Edible Schoolyards)
ORGANIZATION: Pond Gap Elementary School
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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30 people are interested
The Pond Gap Garden (formally Pellissippi State Edible Schoolyard) at Pond Gap Elementary is a school garden program initiative that serves to be a resource for fresh produce, work-share, garden-classroom curriculum (in-and-afterschooling), and a venue for counseling. Lending a hand at our school garden will lead to developing an environment better adept for growing our children!
Weekly Workdays, Wednesday 3:30pm to 6:30pm. No experience necessary!
Please bring water, closed-toe shoes, sunscreen, and weather and kid-appropriate clothing
Can't do Tuesdays? No worries! To volunteer on other days please email Brendan at brendanhanover1@gmail.com.
More opportunities with Pond Gap Elementary School
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About Pond Gap Elementary School
Location:
1400 Hollywood Dr, Knoxville, TN 37909, US
Mission Statement
Designing sustainable ways to connect school-children and their families to food access, urban agriculture education, and greater economic security.
Description
In partnership with the University-Assisted Community School (UACS) at Pond Gap Elementary School, the Pellissippi State Community College Service-Learning program has created the 2,500 square foot Pond Gap Ele-mentary School Community Garden, and programming, in order to pro-duce food for the school cafeteria. Students at the school learn and help in the garden on a regular basis during recess and after school. The Family Garden WorkShare program provides families with gardening skill devel-opment and a box of produce per week in exchange for help in the garden. College students and community members help as well, with over 100 vol-unteers converting grass to fertile land and maintaining the garden space.
This Service-Learning opportunity exists in order to expose students at a young age to the nutritional and economic benefits of growing food for oneself and others. The Service-Learning program intends to create a K-14 pipeline in urban agriculture, providing agriculture education inside the curriculum alongside hands-on experience. We hope to produce the urban farmers of Knoxville and beyond.
Should you have an interest in working with children, studying agricul-ture (specifically with an urban focus), or just getting your hands in the dirt, we invite you to get involved!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1401 Hollywood RdKnoxville, TN 37909
DATE POSTED
August 15, 2016
SKILLS
- Cooking / Catering
- Environmental Education
- Youth Services
- Nutrition
- Teaching / Instruction
- Gardening
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- Wednesdays 3:30-6:30pm; flexible upon contacting
- Liability Forms, Volunteer Registration (Will be provided), Background Check (Depending)