The School Garden Project of Lane County is a grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to fostering hands-on, schoolyard-based learning experiences for children by creating vibrant and sustainable school gardens and habitats.

Why School Gardens? Better than Field Trips!

Renewing a sense of wonder Learning by doing Connecting with nature Caring for the earth
Meeting the needs of diverse learners Experiencing the seasons Discovering food origins Trying healthy foods Improving nutrition Promoting physical activity Greening school grounds Building community
Creating wildlife habitat Working together Integrating the curriculum Experimenting with plants
Studying live bugs Finding inspiration for art Exploring our heritage Awakening the senses Sharing the harvest

Help us raise funds to help school gardens

Buy eScrip

Register your credit or debit card at the eScrip website then shop at the Market of Choice or other participating merchants with that card. The merchants will donate a percentage of what you spend to the School Garden Project, and it won’t cost you a dime! Recently, we have been getting about $45/month from only about six eScrip Market of Choice shoppers. Getting more of this kind of regular monthly income will really help us afford to rent an an office. eScrip has a totally secure website. The SGP Executive Director has had her credit cards registered with them since 2001 and has never had any problems.

Donate

The simplest and best way to donate is to mail us a check. Network for Good, a nonprofit organization that connects individuals with their favorite charities, is the place to make secure online donations to the SGP. Network for Good covers costs with fees for donations. These fees amount to 3% of total donations for credit card donations and $10 per transaction for online check donations.

Double your donation by becoming a new member NOW!

Make your check payable to the Helios Resource Network to have your donation doubled. All donation are tax deductible. For more information about the grant from Helios or to donate online or anonymously, click here to go to their website.

SGP Wish List

Do you have gardening equipment you're not using? Please let us know! Here's what we can use:

 

Thank you to the following local businesses and nonprofits who help make our work possible

Benefactors (at least $1,000 in cash)

Ahrens Family Foundation

Slow Food Eugene

< McMenamin's High Street Cafe and Brewery

Gray Family Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

Sponsors (at least $500 in cash)

Captain Planet Foundation
Down to Earth
Eugene Water and Electric Board
Market of Choice
Noble and Lorraine Hancock Family Fund of the Peninsula Community Foundation
Oregon Country Fair
Wildish Sand and Gravel

Contributors (at least $300 in cash or $600 in kind)

Eugene True Value Hardware
FOOD for Lane County Gardens: Youth Farm
Horton Road Organics