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LP in the Community

San Diego Urban School Garden Education Program

Cultivating Young Scientists, Nature Lovers, and Healthy Eaters

Students and teachers gathered around raised garden beds at a San Diego school garden

Join us in tending these school gardens and building a healthier, more nourished future for San Diego youth.

Children and an instructor tending to potted plants at an outdoor school garden table

San Diego Urban School Garden Program

The San Diego Urban School Garden Program transforms school campuses into vibrant living classrooms where our instructors deliver an engaging interdisciplinary curriculum. Grounded in a trauma-informed approach, our lessons cultivate academic achievement, nutrition and environmental literacy, and student and community well-being.

Hands holding freshly harvested red radishes with green leafy tops in a school garden

Thriving 30

As a key partner in the Thriving 30 initiative, we bring edible garden spaces to students furthest from opportunity in San Diego's historically under-resourced neighborhoods. We partner closely with educators, caregivers and community leaders to advance access to experiential, garden-based learning.

Children posing in a school garden holding a freshly harvested Romanesco broccoli

Skill Building

Through hands-on planting, harvesting and tasting, young learners develop practical food cultivation skills from the ground up. Grounded in educational equity and outdoor discovery, these shared gardening experiences encourage curiosity, foster emotional resilience and nurture appreciation for wholesome, nourishing food.