From 2025 ITSC grant recipient

"We just want to reiterate how thankful we are for this partnership opportunity. As a network of schools, we previously had inconsistent gardening/sustainability programming and have not been able to maximize available infrastructure and club offerings in these areas. ITSC funding allows us to expand sustainability offerings and provides us with a road map to sustain this programming for years to come. We are especially grateful that ITSC funded programming will allow us to expand existing community partnerships with local sustainability experts.”

2022-2023 ITSC School Garden Liaison Initiative

This program was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

The School Garden Liaison Initiative was a paid six week youth leadership program centered around food equity, reimagining systems thinking and learning how to grow food, set at a school garden and farm. 

The SGL Program was facilitated, developed and implemented in collaboration with Tru Colors Indy, CAFE Indy, Kheprw Institute, Flanner House Farms, Circular Indiana, Scarabys Consulting, Solful Gardens, VOICES Corp and IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute