Category: Youth Garden Education Program

Austin East High School Est. 2013 Garden Liaison: Vivian Williams Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Herb Garden Led by Ms. Vivian Williams, longtime gardener and Chairwoman of East Tennessee’s National Women in Agriculture chapter, Austin East’s garden spaces provide herbs and vegetables for their culinary classes for a “farm to table”…

Belle Morris Elementary School Est. 2024 Garden Liaison: David Guyer Spaces Supported: Native Plant Landscaping Student Engagement: Daytime Curricular Enrichment   In collaboration with Keep Knoxville Beautiful, the YGEP designed and installed three native landscaping beds in the Spring of 2024, guided by a committee of Belle Morris teachers, staff,…

Cedar Bluff Middle School Est. 2025 Garden Liaison: Dave Gorman Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Plant Landscaping Student Engagement: Daytime Extracurricular Enrichment Led by Mr. Dave Gorman, Cedar Bluff Middle School has an outdoor classroom space that students work in on a daily basis. In the Spring of 2025, the…

Christenberry Elementary Est. 2012 Garden Liaison: Moira York Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Plant Landscaping Student Engagement: Daytime Curricular Enrichment The YGEP supports Ms. Moira York in her management and development of Aja’s Garden, a vegetable growing space, as well as native plant landscaping adjacent to Christenberry’s Outdoor Classroom. In…

Clark Family Club at Five Points Est. 2024 Garden Liaison: Haley Bauman, Joe Meady Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden Student Engagement: Afterschool Garden Club In the Spring of 2024, the YGEP established a vegetable garden at the Five Points Boys and Girls Club with support from the club’s Director and staff….

Emerald Academy Est. 2023 Garden Liaison: Jessica Finafrock, Loly Orozco Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Plant Landscaping Student Engagement: Daytime Extracurricular Enrichment Beginning in the Fall of 2023, the YGEP led Emerald Academy’s 7th and 8th grade students in the creation and maintenance of their own vegetable garden. This garden…