Category: Youth Garden Education Program

South Doyle Middle School Garden Liaison: Jen Sauer Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Landscaping Ms. Jen Sauer, a middle school science teacher and environmental educator, seeks out a diverse array of opportunities for her students to engage with science topics that interest them in a hands-on way. She manages a…

Spring Hill Elementary Est. 2020 Garden Liaison: Rebecca Winton Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Landscaping Student Engagement: Afterschool Garden Club, Daytime Curricular Enrichment Spring Hill Elementary has both a vegetable garden and a large native landscaping area, areas maintained by Ms. Rebecca Winton and her Garden Club. The YGEP connected…

Vestal Boys and Girls Club Est. 2023 Garden Liaison: Oliver Clegg Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Landscaping Student Engagement: Afterschool Garden Club The YGEP took on Vestal Boys and Girls Club in the Fall of 2025. One of its Garden Managers, Évora Kreis, had managed the garden there for 2…

Vine Middle Magnet Est. 2023 Garden Liaison: Hannah Florence Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden, Native Landscaping Student Engagement: Daytime Extracurricular Enrichment, Afterschool Garden Club Vine Middle Magnet was one of the first sites that requested support from the YGEP. What started as a student-led native landscape design with a few vegetable…

West High School Est. 2023 Garden Liaison: David Krebs Spaces Supported: Native Landscaping Student Engagement: Afterschool Environmental Club One of the YGEP’s newest sites, West High School has a large native landscaping area that was planted by students, led by Mr. David Krebs, a science teacher. Mr. Krebs reached out…

Whittle Springs Middle School Est. 2024 Garden Liaison: Kara Remington Spaces Supported: Vegetable Garden Whittle Springs Middle School has an afterschool garden club run by Ms. Kara Remington. There, students grow vegetables, learning about the vegetable production process throughout the school year. The YGEP is proud to support her efforts…