Edible Gardens & Environment

PSGC began its work on food systems literacy by funding, establishing and maintaining Edible Gardens at all six schools in the Princeton Public Schools district. Our next step was to fund Edible Gardens stewards/instructors to make each garden unique to its students and to foster curricular connections and to connect children to the natural systems that support all life.

Select a school from the drop-down menu to see edible garden activity there.

Princeton goes chard-core

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Everyone got into the game of Swiss chard for fall 2014 – from toy store owners to artists to restaurateurs to bookesellers, and all the teachers in between. Here’s a selection of chard-core Princeton, under the direction of Fran McManus, board member.

The art of chard

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Olivia Giblin and other YMCA summer camp participants painted pictures of Swiss chard and other produce that will be spotlighted at all K-5 schools for PSGC's Garden State on Your Plate program this school year. Children chose vegetables from the Princeton Farmers' Market under the direction of Martha Friend, science teacher at Littlebrook Elementary School, and were assisted in drawing and painting guidance by Maria Evans from the Arts Council of Princeton.
Olivia Giblin and other YMCA summer camp participants painted pictures of Swiss chard and other produce that will be spotlighted at all K-5 schools for PSGC’s Garden State on Your Plate program this school year. Children chose vegetables from the Princeton Farmers’ Market under the direction of Martha Friend, science teacher at Littlebrook Elementary School, and were assisted in drawing and painting guidance by Maria Evans from the Arts Council of Princeton.