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Overview

Cooking and Gardening Strategic Impact Grants

Geographic Scope: Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), Berkeley, CA

Program Status: Active and ongoing

Overview:
This specialized grant program supports cooking and gardening initiatives across Berkeley schools, promoting healthy choices, nutrition education, and sustainability.

Focus Areas:

  • Gardening curriculum programs

  • Cooking and nutrition education

  • Community garden projects

  • Student-led food businesses (e.g., Growing Leaders program at Willard Middle School)

  • Youth entrepreneurship through garden-to-table programs
  • Example Programs Funded:

  • Districtwide grant to support Gardening Curriculum

  • Growing Leaders program at Willard Middle School (teaching gardening, cooking, ecology, and business skills with mentorship and internship opportunities)
  • Contact Information:

  • Email: info@schoolsfund.berkeley.net

  • Phone: 510.644.6244

  • Address: PO Box 2066, Berkeley, CA 94702

  • Office: 2020 Bonar Street, Suite 130, Berkeley, CA 94702
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    k-12-schoolsteachersnutritioncommunity-gardensyouth-programs

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