Life Lab cultivates children's love of learning, nourishing food, and nature through garden-based education, and is a national leader in the school garden movement. For over forty years, Life Lab has provided tens of thousands of educators across the country with the inspiration and information necessary to engage young people in educational gardens.
Since 2016, Whole Kids Foundation has partnered with Life Lab to host the annual School Garden Support Organization (SGSO) Leadership Institute, which provides an opportunity for school garden leaders from across the country to collaborate, learn from one another, and develop resources to share with a national audience. Learn more.
Whole Kids Foundation is dedicated to helping kids eat better—and enjoy it!
From edible education grants to being a catalyst for school food transformation, we support schools and inspire families to improve children’s nutrition and wellness. Given the right opportunities, kids will get excited about fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and other nutritious whole foods.
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The School Garden Support Organization (SGSO) Network is an open peer-to-peer learning network with the goal of growing, sustaining and elevating a movement of equitable garden-based education. The SGSO Network supports garden educators that serve at the school, district, regional, state, and national level with professional and leadership development, resources, and platforms to connect with other educators. We sat down with Tristana Pirkl, Director at SGSO Network, to get the scoop on how they are helping kids learn to love fresh, nutritious, whole foods. Read more.
We've teamed up with KidsGardening to share at-home gardening activities for kids. From container gardening to creating a seed viewer, help inspire kids to learn more about where their food comes from. Discover activities.
With a pillowy-soft, creamy texture and indulgent taste, gnocchi (pronounced NYOW-kee) is an Italian dumpling traditionally made from potatoes. This version replaces potatoes with cauliflower, which we love for its slightly earthy, nutty flavor and nutritional profile. Cauliflower is rich in many vitamins and minerals, like calcium, plus fiber—helping you stay fuller, longer! The recipe also incorporates peas, another high-fiber vegetable.
A healthy and simple one-bowl meal dressed with a delicious protein-packed tahini yogurt dressing. Customize with your favorite grains and veggies.
The popular Korean dish kimbap is made by wrapping crispy sheets of seaweed around rice and flavorful fillings, and it’s perfect for picnics, packed lunches and sharing. Kimbap can have a variety of fillings like vegetables, egg, fish and meats. Experiment to discover your favorite combination.
With a power-packed nutritional profile that includes vitamin A, vitamin C and fiber, sweet potatoes are the star of this gluten-free dessert. Though its fudgy, rich and satisfying flavor means some people might not even detect them! Bonus: Nut butter and oats punch up the protein, and oats also provide an extra boost of fiber.
Through the generous donations from our supplier partners, we're able to invest 100% of funding in programs supporting schools to help improve children's nutrition. We invite you to shop these brands helping us grow the next generation of healthy eaters.
We have partnered with our friends at PBS KIDS to bring relevant content to help support parents and educate and entertain kids. Spring is a great time to enjoy the garden and what nature has to offer. Put on some comfy shoes, and explore the benefits of the outdoors.
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Stay up to date on our grant programs and how our favorite schools and organizations are doing!
