(Links open in new tab.) Ithaca Children’s Garden and Cornell Masters of Public Health program are partnering to support outdoor learning at all 8 Ithaca City School District elementary schools thanks to a multi year Farm to Table grant, with support from the Cornell …
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ICG Is Hiring: School Programs Educator
Title: School Programs EducatorEmployer: Ithaca Children’s Garden (ICG)Location: 704 W. Buffalo St #4, Ithaca, NY 14850Supervisor: Erin Marteal, Executive Director About Ithaca Children’s Garden Ithaca Children’s Garden (ICG) is a non-profit organization driven …
Create Love
Elementary students at Ithaca City School District's Project Innovation and Farm to Table summer program making their Create Love mosaic. Inspired by Chris Barley of South Hill Elementary School, this sensational mosaic was a collaboration between 3rd - 5th grade students …
Take a Rock, Learn their Story
It is our immense privilege to host The Village Rock Garden installation. Created by local artist Lisa Spring Orinda, this stunning Rock Garden was given to Ithaca Children's Garden by Village at Ithaca as part of an ongoing collaboration and partnership. It is our hope …
ICG less than 300 pounds away from goal of donating 1,000 pounds of fresh vegetables this season!
Kids run through Ithaca Children’s Garden (ICG) with big smiles on their faces. One might pause as they spree through the Kitchen Garden, perhaps intrigued by the texture of a plant or in need of some quick nourishment to fuel their play. Later in the day, ICG's 6,000 sq …
Growing Together: Container Garden Kits to students throughout Tompkins County
On Friday, June 5, ICG handed off 120 Container Garden kits to the Ithaca City School District to be delivered to students enrolled in the spring Farm to Table program that Saturday! Each kit contains a 6-pack of basil, nasturtium, kale, and chard baby plants, a …
We must do more, we must do better, and we must do it NOW.
After the first closure in Ithaca Children’s Garden history due to covid-19, the Garden is now OPEN, for every child. To affirm that ICG is open for every child, we stand with those fighting for racial justice and against police violence.We are infuriated by the killings of …
#BlackOutTuesday
Ithaca Children’s Garden stands in solidarity with those fighting for racial justice and against police violence.We recognize that a great amount of work is needed to dismantle the systems of violence and white supremacy we live in and that ICG cannot achieve its mission of …
For every child, the Garden is OPEN.
Dear Friends,While the Garden's reopening has been long-awaited and should be cause for celebration, recent national events have left us feeling anything but festive.When Black men and women cannot enjoy parks and nature without putting themselves in personal danger, we set …
