Head Start Garden Project

The Head Start Garden Project sponsored by Western Growers Charitable Foundation,
and with additional financial support from Lakeshore Learning is now accepting
applications. We are excited to promote this opportunity to help children learn more
about nutrition and agriculture and to make their vision of a fully operational fruit and
vegetable garden a reality.

Each Growing with Children Grant recipient will receive:

  • $200 check for supplies needed to install a fruit and vegetable garden (Wood, nails, soil, fertilizer, irrigation, garden tools, etc.) and additional resources that have been donated by our partners.
  • Raised Bed Kit
  • Resource guide from CHSA Garden Project Committee: Growing, Eating Living
  • A box of seeds
  • An irrigation kit from T-Systems International with instructions

2008 Grant Application


Thanks to the 2006 California Head Start Association
Garden Project Committee for help with this project.

Head Start Garden Project Committee

Julie Andrews - Economic Opportunity Commission of San Luis Obispo
Cathy Bart - Marin Head Start
Chris Berman - Marin Head Start
Jackie Brown - Placer Community Action Council
April Cunningham - NCO Head Start CDP
Donna Harris - Contra Costa CSD
Robin Pence - Marin Head Start
Miriam Tcheng - Merced County Head Start
Maria Tiangha - City of Oakland Head Start
Sherine Pahlavan - CHSA AmeriCorp Member
Edward Condon - CHSA Executive Director

A special thanks to David Haskell the Project Director of the Garden of Eatin’
Projectin Marin County for supplying invaluable expertise as well as providing
 pictures of the children that were taken in the garden.


Gardening Links

Western Growers Charitable Foundation - http://www.wga.com/
California School Garden Network- http://www.csgn.org/
National Gardening Association - http://www.garden.org/home
California Master Gardeners - http://www.mastergardeners.org/
California Garden Clubs, Inc.- http://www.californiagardenclubs.org/
Organic Gardening - http://www.organicgardening.com/
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