Meditation Garden @ Temple Terrace Elementary
May
21
9:00 AM09:00

Meditation Garden @ Temple Terrace Elementary

Join Ward-Mitchell: Civil Trial Attorneys and Tampa Bay Farm 2 School to install crepe myrtle trees at Temple Terrace Elementary School. The space where we will install the trees is located within the school's interior near the counseling center. The meditation garden will provide a quiet place for conversation with the school psychologist and is imagined as a place to encourage students to practice mindfulness.

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Meditation School Garden
Oct
23
9:00 AM09:00

Meditation School Garden

Join volunteers for this first workday to prep the garden area. We will be removing weeds, plants and preparing the area for a new design. When finished, the garden, located next to student services, will have a walking path and benches filled with soothing native Florida greenery. Questions? Send an email to ttfarm2school@gmail.com

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Kids' Kitchen at Florida Fairgrounds
Apr
21
to Apr 24

Kids' Kitchen at Florida Fairgrounds

The Kids’ Kitchen pop-up will set up at the Florida Learning Garden to talk with kids about plant-based cooking and share some fresh treats from the garden.

About Florida Learning Garden

The Florida Learning Garden, a project of Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful in partnership with the Florida State Fair Authority, is a permanent one-acre interactive educational experience. The display garden features raised beds, hydroponics, hugelkulture beds, a Florida-Friendly Walking Trail, butterfly gardens, composting system, and the Cargill Windmill. From ‘right-plant-right-place’ to best practices for water conservation, the Florida Learning Garden educates residents on multiple growing techniques and sustainable practices to utilize in their own homes and gardens.

About Ag-Venture

Ag-Venture is a “hands-on” learning experience designed to teach 3rd grade students in Hillsborough County, FL about the importance of agriculture and to help them develop an understanding and appreciation of where their food comes from and the impact of Agriculture in their everyday lives. As the students arrive, they are divided into groups and given a bright colored “cowboy” hat. The hats not only keep track of the different groups (each group has a different color hat) but the youngsters love them and they set the stage for an “AG” day!

The Student Tours will consist of visiting 5 stations representing different aspects of agriculture and participate in a variety of hands-on activities. Schools will be assigned to a tour that will have a balance of plant and animal science. Students will need to bring a packed lunch.

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Installation of Hydroponic Garden
Dec
5
10:30 AM10:30

Installation of Hydroponic Garden

The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation grant funded hydroponic garden is set up at Muller Elementary. Each grade, 1-5, will build two towers. Students in the garden club will maintain and harvest the vegetables grown in the garden. This project is made possible through a partnership between Tampa Bay Farm 2 School and Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful!

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Kids' Kitchen at Florida Learning Garden
Oct
29
to Nov 8

Kids' Kitchen at Florida Learning Garden

  • Florida Learning Garden (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Kids’ Kitchen pop-up will set up at the Florida Learning Garden to talk with kids about plant-based cooking and share some fresh treats from the garden.

About Florida Learning Garden

The Florida Learning Garden, a project of Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful in partnership with the Florida State Fair Authority, is a permanent one-acre interactive educational experience. The display garden features raised beds, hydroponics, hugelkulture beds, a Florida-Friendly Walking Trail, butterfly gardens, composting system, and the Cargill Windmill. From ‘right-plant-right-place’ to best practices for water conservation, the Florida Learning Garden educates residents on multiple growing techniques and sustainable practices to utilize in their own homes and gardens.

About Ag-Venture

Ag-Venture is a “hands-on” learning experience designed to teach 3rd grade students in Hillsborough County, FL about the importance of agriculture and to help them develop an understanding and appreciation of where their food comes from and the impact of Agriculture in their everyday lives. As the students arrive, they are divided into groups and given a bright colored “cowboy” hat. The hats not only keep track of the different groups (each group has a different color hat) but the youngsters love them and they set the stage for an “AG” day!

The Student Tours will consist of visiting 5 stations representing different aspects of agriculture and participate in a variety of hands-on activities. Schools will be assigned to a tour that will have a balance of plant and animal science. Students will need to bring a packed lunch.

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Greco Compost Squad
Sep
22
to May 31

Greco Compost Squad

Volunteers can choose from a variety of tasks:

- participating in composting workshops for Greco students

- monitor and document the progress of the compost

- assisting Greco students to sell the compost as a fundraiser

- maintenance of the compost bins

To learn more about the"Compost Squad" team at Greco Middle School email your questions to ttfarm2school@gmail.com.

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Muller Garden Club
Sep
12
to May 14

Muller Garden Club

December 2019: F2S in partnership with Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful builds a 10 tower hydroponic garden at Muller Elementary with funding from Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation. F2S volunteers bring helping hands and resources to this weekly garden club at Muller Elementary.

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Create a summer pollinator garden
Jul
8
8:30 AM08:30

Create a summer pollinator garden

We would like for the kids to return to school in August to find their gardens filled with beautiful flowers! This will be a quick work session as we pull out the weeds and put in seeds to feed the pollinators.

The volunteer leadership team of Cork Elementary teacher Ms. Plunk, Master Gardener Hyacinth Burrowes and F2S Director Elizabeth Leib welcome volunteers to assist with planting a pollinator garden at the new vegetable garden build last year for the school.

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Boys & Girls Cooking Club
Jun
11
to Jul 18

Boys & Girls Cooking Club

  • 7701 Temple Terrace Highway Tampa, FL, 33637 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Tampa Bay Kids’ Kitchen volunteers are organizing cooking activities for kids at the Boys & Girls Club in Temple Terrace. If you’d like to help out, email Julie Cornwell at ttfarm2school@gmail.com.

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Community Compost Site at Greco Gardens opens
May
4
10:00 AM10:00

Community Compost Site at Greco Gardens opens

The public is invited to see the new Community Composting site located at the community garden on school property adjacent to a public track. This opening event is an opportunity to learn about the vision for this composting site that includes diverting both residential and school cafeteria food waste. Representatives of Tampa Bay Farm 2 School and the Hillsborough Community Composting Alliance will be available to share resources and answer questions about composting.

A partnership between the City of Temple Terrace, Greco Middle School and Tampa Bay Farm 2 School, this new public community composting site was designed by Greco STEM students and students of the USF School of Architecture and Community Design. As a Greco Middle School community partner and host of the Community Compost site, Tampa Bay Farm 2 School is providing ongoing maintenance, turning the compost, communicating with local Soil Supporters, and maintaining the appropriate balance of materials for a productive outcome. Thank you to these Community Compost sponsors: the Greco STEM program, City of Temple Terrace, USF School of Architecture and Community Design, the GFWC Temple Terrace Jr. Women’s Club, MakeSoil.org, Temple Terrace Preservation Society, Hillsborough Community Composting Alliance and Ward-Mitchell: Civil Trial Attorneys.

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USGBC Florida Gulf Coast's Annual LEEDership Awards Program
Jan
24
5:30 PM17:30

USGBC Florida Gulf Coast's Annual LEEDership Awards Program

Tampa Bay Farm2School is honored for its Green Apple Day work in schools at this USGBC annual awards dinner. The USGBC Florida Gulf Coast Chapter's 2018 LEEDership Awards Program will recognize and honor those outstanding projects, inspirational businesses, dedicated individuals, and instrumental USGBC members who are LEEDing the charge toward a more sustainable, healthy and vibrant community along Florida's Gulf Coast.

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