At our five core sites, we offer free before- or after-school programming for 40 students in grades 3-6. Participants spend 3-4 hours weekly in the program, which is focused on student-led inquiry and empowerment. Students earn and cultivate their own gardens while also engaging in discussion, journaling, self-reflection, cooking, creative activities, and community projects. Students set group expectations and, when conflicts arise, use a “peace table” to resolve them respectfully. 

Global Gardens conducts weeklong camps in June and July, including free STEM camps offered in partnership with the Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance. Campers explore the garden ecosystem, complete building projects and experiments, harvest food, cook together, and learn about STEM-related careers. The camp curriculum fosters students’ understanding of the science behind gardening, their relationship to the garden and food cycle, and the kinds of communities that are present in and created by the garden.

At three sites, Global Gardens operates free food farms for families and community members. Members meet weekly year-round to engage in organic gardening, cook healthy meals, spend peaceful family time, and build community. Each family receives its own garden plot, as well as seeds and starts, and families work together to cultivate shared plots. At each gathering, participants cook and share a plant-based meal featuring garden produce.