Grow Local South Texas provides education in all-natural food production, gardening, sustainability, food preparation and healthy eating to youth & community members. See the listings below for our current educational offerings.
Youth: After-school & In-school Garden Education
After-school garden education teaches hands-on all-natural food production, sustainability and healthy food preparation education to youth in our community. Classes take place at least twice per week at each location and currently serve children aged 5-17 after-school & students aged 17-21 (at the Mary Grett Transition Center) during school hours. Engaging, mostly out-door activities and lessons not only introduce children to new foods, healthy eating and agricultural concepts, they also incorporate math, science, teamwork and other valuable skills.
Current After-school Locations:
Antonio E Garcia Arts & Education Center: 2 days per week (Tues, Thur), 2 classes per day, free after-school education. For enrollment inquire here.
West Side Helping Hand: 3 days per week, 2 classes per day (Tue, Thu, Fri). For enrollment, inquire with WSHH.
Boys & Girls Club of the Coastal Bend: 3 days per week, 2 classes per day (Mon, Wed) Additional hour on Friday. For enrollment inquire with BGCCB.
Current In-School Locations:
Mary Grett Transition Center: 2 days per week, 1 class per day during the school day (Tue, Thu). Gardening skills classes.
Do you have a garden space (or are thinking of building one) and you’d like Grow Local South Texas to provide garden education? Contact Us for more information on booking our gardening classes.
CHECK BACK FOR 2024 SUMMER CAMP INFORMATION IN MAY OF 2024.
Summer Camps 2023 Provided in Gardening & Cooking:
Grow Local South Texas provided morning gardening classes 4 days a week from June 12 to July 21 to all children attending the summer day camp at West Side Helping Hand. Please contact https://wshhcc.org/ for registration.
Grow Local South Texas provided afternoon gardening & nutrition classes every day for 4 weeks to all children attending the VIK camp at Antonio E Garcia Arts & Education Center from June 5 to June 30. Contact The Garcia Center for registration.
2023 Cook Local Camps
Grow Local South Texas provided 2 Cook Local Summer Camps in July 2023 for Ages 8-12— Session 1: July 3 - 8, 2022 from 9am - 12pm (Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat) & Session 2: July 10 - 14, 2022 from 9am - 12pm each day (Mon - Fri). There was no camps on July 4th.
Looking for Food Producer Education? Check our Producer’s Conference page.
Looking for Instructional Videos? Printable Resources? Recipes? Click our Resources tab at the top of the page.
