Case studies
In-depth accounts of funded projects, limited to what the public evidence supports.
Growing Gardens: hands-on food education for 4,000 Portland students
With a $224,818 USDA NIFA grant, Portland nonprofit Growing Gardens ran its Youth Grow project across 11 schools, connecting more than 4,000 students and families with garden-based education and training teen food-system leaders.
Highland Elementary: an outdoor learning space for an overcrowded school
Highland Arts Elementary in Mesa, Arizona — a Title I school of 700 students so full the library became classrooms — gained a shaded outdoor learning space through Lowe's 100 Hometowns programme.