Category: Youth Garden Education Program

Muse Knoxville Garden Liaison: Lee Robinson Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden The Muse has a small garden space on the outskirts of its property that the YGEP has helped to reestablish. It began by removing landscape fabric that was choking native soil and promoting weed growth. In this space, the YGEP…

New Hopewell Elementary School Est. 2026 Garden Liaison: Frances Garcia Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Landscaping The YGEP first connected with New Hopewell in the Summer of 2024 when they requested support with a couple of the outdoor spaces they have on their campus: a wooded nature trail, a native…

Olive Tree Early Learning Academy Est. 2023 Garden Liaison: Mandy Watson Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden/Native Landscaping Olive Tree Early Learning Academy was the first preschool the YGEP connected with, by request of Mandy Watson, Director of Family & Community Engagement. The YGEP has since led monthly outdoor educational enrichment opportunities…

Phyllis Wheatley YWCA Est. 2016 Garden Liaison: Kathy Mack Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden Student Engagement: Afterschool Garden Club The Phyllis Wheatley Center has been a pillar of the East Knoxville community for over a century. Since its founding in 1920, the Center has been a source of support and community…

Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy Est. 2025 Garden Liaison: Mia Otting Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden Student Engagement: Afterschool Garden Club Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy has a legacy of great gardens. The school established both the Jeffersonian Heirloom Garden and the Obama Greens Garden in 2012 and 2013, respectively, to…

Fort Sanders Educational Development Center Est. 2024 Garden Liaison: Logan Warkentin Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden Student Engagement: Afterschool Garden Club The YGEP has been serving Fort Sanders Educational Development Center students since the Summer of 2024, when it first engaged with the preschool-aged students via the SHADES of Development program….