Category: Youth Garden Education Program

Farragut High School Est. 2018 Garden Liaison: Val Elton Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Plant Landscaping Student Engagement: Daytime Curricular Enrichment Farragut High School, through Knox County School’s 865 Academies, has a robust Academy of Agriculture, Construction, and Leadership. Students have the opportunity to participate in Horticultural Science and Greenhouse…

Fulton High School Est. 2017 Garden Liaison: Karen Wilkinson Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Arboretum Ms. Karen Wilkinson created, installed, and has been the primary steward of the Fulton High School Arboretum and Gardens since its installation in partnership with Trees Knoxville in 2017. The YGEP connected with Ms. Wilkinson in…

Gap Creek Elementary Garden Liaison: Jennikae Reid Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden Ms. Jennikae Reid leads the Gap Creek Elementary Garden Club, a small but mighty club that has a unique dedication to their garden – they meet once a week in the mornings as soon as students get off the…

Green Magnet Academy Est. 2025 Garden Liaison: Sandy Morris Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Landscaping Student Engagement: Daytime Curricular Enrichment, Garden Recess Green Magnet Academy has a number of spaces to engage with students in the outdoors. When the YGEP first connected to GMA, it was through Ms. Vivian Williams’…

Gresham Middle School Est. 2025 Garden Liaison: Vincent Dave Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Landscaping Student Engagement: Daytime Extracurricular Enrichment, Afterschool Garden Club Gresham Middle School’s vegetable garden and native landscaping was established in the Spring of 2025 by the YGEP by request of Mr. Vincent Dave, a STEM teacher…

Inskip Elementary Est. 2021 Garden Liaison: Ellen Monroe Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Landscaping Student Engagement: Daytime Curricular Enrichment, Afterschool Garden Club The Inskip Elementary Learning Garden is the largest vegetable garden that the YGEP supports. Established in 2021, the YGEP began supporting Ms. Ellen Monroe in the Spring of…