Upcoming webinar
Growing Students and Teachers: Overcoming School Garden Barriers in Ohio's Largest School District
August 19th at 11 am PT/2:00 PM ET
Columbus City Schools (CCS) is bridging the gap between urban youth and agricultural opportunity. With 47,000+ students across a highly diverse population, CCS has built Ohio’s largest school-based agriculture program, spanning 80 schools and 300+ classrooms supported by the leverage of over $1 million in parterships. In collaboration with community partners, including experts from Ohio State University Extension, CCS is strengthening pathways for urban students to engage in hands-on agricultural learning and access real-world expertise that deepends classroom impact.
Participants will leave with insights on how to scale a data-driven, teacher-informd program that brings hands-on food growing into urban schools while minimizing burder on educators.
Presented by:
- Katie Young, Farm to School Coordinator at Columbus City schools, OH.
- Timothy McDermott, Assistant Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Ohio State University Extension, OH.
The 2026 Growing School Gardens Summit Webinar Series highlights presenters from the 2026 Growing School Gardens Summit held in Phoenix, Arizona. The series is hosted by the SGSO Network and KidsGardening and generously funded by the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation.
This webinar will be recorded and archived on the Recording Library section of our Webinars page.