SDAITC awarded $10,000 in February to eleven schools to enhance their garden and nutrition programs. School finalists received visits from the grant committee in December. Committee members enjoyed seeing educators and students in action, engaged in hands-on learning focused on seeding and transplanting vegetables, proper fertilizing and watering, pest control, and harvesting the fruits of their labor. All the students…
After two years of unpredictability and isolation, schools and nonprofits have returned to in-person events, allowing people to reconnect and establish a “new normal”, post-pandemic. For SDAITC, we were excited to organize our signature Teacher Resource Fair once again, a year late but better than ever. At the same time, we have responded to society’s greater reliance on online resources…
A fantastic time was had by all at this October’s Teacher Resource Fair, aka the Food and Flower Happy Hour. The event was organized in partnership with the San Diego Botanic Garden. Please click HERE for a full listing of all the wonderful exhibitors who shared resources at the event. To see photos from the event, check out our Facebook…
We are gearing up for the return of our fantastic, informative, delicious, and beautiful Teacher Resource Fair – the Food and Flower Happy Hour! It is all set to take place at the San Diego Botanic Garden on Tuesday October 4, from 4 to 6PM. Have you registered yet? If not, click HERE. All attendees will receive this handy gift,…
The SDAITC Garden Education Project Award Committee was busy the past couple months reviewing applications and making visits to the schools, who were chosen as finalists. We had 25 quality applications but had to narrow it down because of reduced funds due to Covid and other factors. Hopefully, we can award all the worthy applications in the future. Because of…
Silver Gate Elementary Open House, Sept. 2021 Our second year through the pandemic kept us busy as we continued strengthening our organization from within, as well as maintaining our existing programs for the greater education community. In February, we awarded $5000 to San Diego County Schools through 8 grants. Among other things, these grants allowed several schools to purchase supplies…
We were thrilled to hear of so many innovative schools maintaining and growing their programs in the midst of the pandemic. They all included very creative ideas and ways to teach students in grades K-12 how to grow plants and gardens. One school even provided Gardening Kits for students to grow at home and keep a journal of their progress.…
Like many other nonprofits and businesses, San Diego Ag in the Classroom has had to reorient and adjust quickly as a result of the pandemic. Looking back at 2020 so far, we learned how nimble, flexible, and resilient we can be when put to the test. We had to dip into our reserves to maintain our programming, but we are…
Congratulations to our 2019-2020 School Garden Grant Recipients In late February, $10,000 was distributed to 8 different garden-based ag education projects throughout the county, supporting 2540 students and 128 teachers. Then the Coronavirus pandemic hit, and many gardens were closed along with their school campuses. We have faith that these programs will be able to revive when school resumes, and…
San Diego Ag in the Classroom had a busy year in 2019 and is excited to share its accomplishments with the community! We are so grateful to the organizations, businesses, individuals, and the membership of the Farm Bureau who help us make a difference for local schools and spread the word about the importance of agriculture and horticulture to our community.