Congratulations to this year’s recipients of San Diego Ag in the Classroom’s Garden Support Program. For 29 years, SDAITC has proudly supported local schools eager to develop and/or implement school gardens that enhance agricultural education for kindergartners to High School seniors.
In February, SDAITC awarded 13 schools with funding to either expand, improve or rebuild existing school gardens. The funding will be used to purchase plants, trees, seed or seedlings to produce food, and flowers to attract pollinators. Awardees can also purchase tools, fertilizer, soil, irrigation supplies, and other gardening materials needed to plant crops this spring and protect the crops from pests and rodents. Several schools shared that they would use the support to build farm stands to sell the produce they grow and teach their students about sales and marketing. Because of SDAITC’s Garden Support Program, hundreds of students, teachers and parents will gain hands-on experience in the garden, while learning the art and science of growing vegetables, fruit and flowers.
Congratulations, again, to this year’s awardees. We look forward to learning about their progress and the beauty it adds to their schools. This program would not be possible without the generous donors and supporters of SDAITC, and the passionate Board Members and volunteers who make this program possible every year.
San Diego Ag in the Classroom 2024-25 Garden Support Program Recipients
- Boys and Girls Club of Northwest San Diego – Encinitas
- The Classical Academy Bear Valley TK-8 – Escondido
- Classical Academy Vista TK-8 – Vista
- Coastal Academy TK-8 – Oceanside
- Darnell Charter School TK-8 – San Diego
- Del Mar Heights Elementary School – Del Mar
- Groundwork San Diego Chollas Creek Middle School – San Diego
- High Tech Elementary North County – San Marcos
- Jefferson Elementary School – Carlsbad
- Ocean Knoll Children’s Farm – Encinitas
- Solana Vista Elementary School – Solana Beach
- Spreckels Elementary School – San Diego
- Wegeforth Elementary School – San Diego
– Fred Ceballos
SDAITC Board President