Grants & Scholarships
Look at Agriculture... Organically! Grants
2016 Recipients
Arizona
- Stephanie Van Gorp – "Growing Worms for Growing Learners"
American Heritage Academy, Yavapai County – AZ
California
- Shane Anderson – "Growing with the Seasons"
Washington Middle School, Monterey County – CA
- Terra Barsanti – "Organic Fruit Tree Orchard"
Pacific Elementary School, Santa Cruz County – CA
- Susan Bertram – "Composting...Hot, Cold, Alive?"
W.E. Mitchell Middle School, Sacramento County – CA
- Linda Blauser – "Slaw Garden"
Arlington Heights Elementary School, Sacramento County – CA
- Kathleen Brooks – "The Life Cycle of a School Salad Bar"
Granite Hill Elementary School, Riverside County – CA
- Elizabeth Bundschu-Mooney – "Plant, Grow, Taste, Organically!"
EM Downer Elementary School, Contra Costa County – CA
- Stephanie Buttell-Maxin – "Kimball School Organic Garden"
Kimball Elementary School, San Diego County – CA
- Liz Collins – "Systems, Soils, Seeds"
Waldorf School of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County – CA
- Sergio de Alba – "The "We Are What We Eat" Initiative"
R.M. Miano Elementary School, Merced County – CA
- Elizabeth Franklin – "Organic Heirloom Seed Bank"
Winship Middle School, Humboldt County – CA
- Jessie Gade – "Sustainability Education Through Design"
Monarch Grove Elementary School, San Luis Obispo County – CA
- Belen Gamboa – "Enchanted Garden Composting Program"
All Souls World Language Catholic School, Los Angeles County – CA
- Naomi Harper – "Our Organic Garden Cart Project"
Will Rogers Middle School, Sacramento County – CA
- Jackie Lacey – "What's Growing On in the Garden?"
Kimbark Elementary School, San Bernardino County – CA
- Lisa Liss – "Best Little Organic Farmers in California"
Woodlake Elementary School, Sacramento County – CA
- Julia Love – "Worm Composting"
Kabbalah Children's Academy, Los Angeles County – CA
- Mahita Alison Matulich – "Bee the Change Flower Garden"
Living Wisdom School, Santa Clara County – CA
- MimMichelove – "Pesticides-Free DREAMS"
EUSD Farm Lab, San Diego County – CA
- Anna Munoz – "Harvesting Organic Food"
Los Arboles Middle School, Monterey County – CA
- Yolanda Munoz – "Crazy for Composting! (and Much, Much More)"
Sierra Madre Elementary School, Los Angeles County – CA
- Brittany Peacock – "Our School Garden"
Arizona Middle School, Riverside County – CA
- Monika Peak – "Preserving Organic Foods"
Rock Creek Elementary School, Placer County – CA
- Nathan Pease – "Chicken Coop"
Discovery Charter School II, Santa Clara County – CA
- Paige Pleasant-Howard – "Outdoor Kitchen"
Phillips Elementary School, Napa County – CA
- Lisa Rogers - Lower Lake Leopard Food Forest
Lower Lake Elementary School, Lake County - CA
- Steve Roth – "Salad Bar Farms"
Balboa Middle School, Ventura County – CA
- Jenna Whittaker – "Cowan Organic Pizza and Demonstration Garden"
Cowan Elementary School, Sacramento County – CA
Florida
- Karen Lourenco – "Raising Up Knowledge of Organic Gardening"
Marion County Public Schools Extended Day Program, Marion County – FL
Hawaii
- Colin McCormick – "The Lokelani Organic Garden"
Lokelani Intermediate School, HI
- Tiffany Schivley – "Organic School Garden for Experimental Learning Curriculum Integration"
Kahakai Elementary School, HI
Minnesota
- Laurie Kelley – "Super K Buffet"
College Prep Elementary, Ramsey County – MN
Mississippi
- Todd Willis – "Field of Dreams...Vermicomposting"
Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Desoto County – MS
New Jersey
- Elaine Makarevich – "Schoolyard Garden Club"
Stillwater Township Elementary School, Sussex County – NJ
North Carolina
- Michael Brown – "Re-growing Northside Elementary Gardening"
Northside Elementary School, Orange County – NC
Tennessee
- David Collins – "Egg it On"
Union Elementary STEM and Demonstration School, Sumner County – TN
2015 Recipients
Arizona
- Christine Ambrose - "SV's Composting Project"
Summit View Elementary School, Pima County - Arizona
- Regina Hitchcock - "RVMS Organic Garden Project"
Round Valley Middle School, Apache County - Arizona
California
- Marianne Barrell - "Rolling Kitchen"
Penngrove Elementary School, Sonoma County - California
- Katie Bethune - "Organic Snacks"
North Fork Elementary School, Madera County - California
- Laura Bowie - "The Life of a School Lunch"
Chrysalis Charter School, Shasta County - California
- Elizabeth Bundschu-Mooney - "Classroom Test Garden"
EM Downer Elementary School, Contra Costa County - California
- Stacy Gnibus - "MV's Organic Gardner's Club"
Monte Vista Elementary School, Monterey County - California
- Lisa Liss - "Jammin' with Wind Youth"
Woodlake Elementary School, Sacramento County - California
- Judy Ludovise - "Salsa Garden"
James Monroe Elementary School, Sonoma County - California
- John McCarthy - "TERI's Organic Garden"
TERI's Learning Academy, San Diego County - California
- Anne Stephan - "Our Organic Garden"
Edna Batey Elementary School, Sacramento County - California
- Victoria Wodarczyk - "Farming Tribes"
All Tribes Charter School, San Diego County - California
Florida
- Susan Calicchio - "Rainbow Garden"
Dear Park Elementary School, Hillsbourgh County - Florida
- Frances Christian - "Duval Charter's Research Garden"
Duval Charter School, Duval County - Florida
- Leann Davis Osceola - "Creek Aquaponics Farm"
Osceola Creek Middle School, Palm Beach County - Florida
- Kriste Eaton - "Plant Pita"
Parkside Elementary School, Collier County - Florida
- Robert Howard - "Organic Garden Expo"
Forest Glen Middle School, Broward County - Florida
- Jennifer Lykins - "Organic Pizza Garden"
Clermont Elementary School, Lake County - Florida
- Star Rosario - "Silver Shores Garden"
Silver Shores Elementary School, Broward County - Florida
Hawaii
- Parker Sawyer - "Biochar"
Lanikai Public Charter School, Honolulu County- Hawai
Mississippi
- Todd Willis - "Duck, Duck, Goose??"
Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Desoto County - Mississippi
Montana
- Juliane Mueller - "Blackfeet Garden Project"
Napi Elementary School, Glacier County - Montana
New Hampshire
- Lauryn Morley - "Hundred Nights Shelter Project"
Pine Hill Waldorf School, Hillsborough County - New Hampshire
New York
- Ellen Scranton - "Hydroponic Garden"
Memorial Park Elementary School, Oneida County - New York
2014 Recipients
California
- Raelynn Antrim - "Community Seed Library"
Ocean Knoll Elementary, San Diego County - California
- Linda Cassady - "Salad-bration"
Paradise Intermediate School, Butte County - California
- Diana Chavez - "San Joaquin Delta Project"
Don Riggio Elementary, San Joaquin County - California
- Kevin Hesser - "Toyon Middle School Organic Pizza Garden"
Toyon Middle School, Calaveras County - California
- Rebecca Newburn - "Carbon-Rich Soils for Healthy Plants & A Healthy Planet"
Hall Middle School, Marin County - California
- Susan Moen Nunes - "Ode to Organics"
Pacific Coast Charter School, Santa Cruz County - California
- Paige Pleasant-Howard - "Seed Germination and Saving Seeds"
Phillips Elementary School, Napa County - California
- Barbara Roether - "Orchard of History"
Casa di Mir Montessori School, Santa Clara County - California
- Barbara Simpson - "Eating a Rainbow"
Pinewood Elementary School, El Dorado County - California
- Samantha Stuller - "Fantastic, Organic Mini-Lessons!"
Valley Oak Middle School, Tulare County - California