TGC Research and Demonstration Sites
The Growing Connection Garden at Google - Mountain View, CA
A new research and education site for The Growing Connection
is now growing at the GooglePlex headquarters in Mountain View,
California. Googlers, as Google employees like to be called,
will be eating delicious, fresh, local produce grown right outside
their office buildings. The Growing Connection Garden at
Google represents a new way for businesses and non-profits to
work together on a common mission to fight hunger and poverty.
Website • GoogleMap
American Horticultural Society - Arlington, VA
The American Horticultural Society was founded in 1922 and is
one of the oldest member-based national gardening organizations
in the country. AHS members range from avid, amateur home gardeners
to leaders in horticulture. AHS has a vision to make America
a Nation of Gardeners, a land of Gardens. AHS’s mission
is to open the eyes of all Americans to the vital connection
between people and plants to inspire all Americans to become
responsible caretakers of the Earth, to celebrate America’s
diversity through arts and sciences of horticulture and to lead
this effort by sharing the Society’s unique national resources
with all Americans. AHS Programs include the following:
- National Youth Garden Programs
- Plant Hardiness and Heat Tolerance Maps
- Smart Garden
- AHS Horticultural Intern Program
- Book Program
- National Awards Program
- Travel Study Program
Contact Information:
7931 East Boulevard Drive - Alexandria VA 22308
(V) 703.768.5700 - Toll Free: 1.800.777.7931
(F) 703.768.8700 - Publications Fax: 703.768.7533
Website • GoogleMap
Chicago High School of Agriculture - Chicago, IL
The Chicago Public School system opened the Chicago High School
for Agriculture in 1985 as an educational center for plant science
and agribusiness. Students from the school chose from a
range of classes that concentrate in agricultural science, participate
in summer internships in agriculture related topics, and take
part in the annual Chicago Flower and Garden Show.
Students from the Chicago High School for Agriculture also participate
in The Growing Connection and they share their experience growing
vegetables in Earthboxes with the other schools involved.
Website • GoogleMap
Crust - 2056 W. Division Street - Chicago, IL
Chef Michael Altenberg’s Crust grows organic herbs and
vegetables in their TGC Demo Garden of nearly 50 boxes.
Google Map
Frontera Grill - 449 N. Clark Street - Chicago, IL
Chef Rick Bayless’s Frontera Grill hosts a roof-top TGC Demo Garden.
Google Map
The Science Barge - New York, NY
Visit The Growing Connection demonstration garden on the New
York Sun Works Science Barge. The Science Barge is a sustainable
urban farm designed by New York Sun Works, an environmental nonprofit
organization. The Science Barge tours New York City’s public
waterfront parks, offering sustainability education programs
to wide audiences. Click here to
visit their website for more info.
Website
Nay Aug Greenhouse - Scranton, PA
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