Mary's GTT Board/Staff Fundraiser

Garden to Table is an amazing organization. They maintain gardens at 19 local elementary schools, and have Garden to Table educators at six Title I schools in BVSD. GTT provides everything a school needs to maintain its garden so the garden is ready for harvesting, sampling, and learning. Their Garden Team makes weekly check-ups to ensure each school garden is thriving. They provide a standards-based curriculum which includes lesson plans for grades PreK through 5th, addressing academic concepts while engaging students in gardening tasks.

I have had the honor of participating in the Garden to Table Garden Tour for the last two years as a garden and as a participant for many years before that. When they asked me to join their board to help further support their mission, I happily said yes. If this mission resonates for you, I ask that you please consider donating any amount you can to support kids in BVSD.  

Here is a little more about GTT.

It's Garden to Table's 20th Anniversary, so let's make this Colorado Gives Day a big one! 

Garden to Table provides school garden management, standards-based curriculum, professional development opportunities, and community support to engage all students in experiential, garden-based learning. We support school communities through prepping, planting, harvesting, and winterizing gardens so that students can take home healthy, organic produce from the gardens throughout the growing season. We also donate excess produce to local food banks.

Like last year, we have a staff and board challenge to inspire the most donations to Garden to Table through Colorado Gives Day. The total number of donors is all that counts - so please, give whatever you can. Every dollar raised goes to getting more kids in a garden in Boulder County! 

By giving through Colorado Gives between November 1st - December 9th, your gift is eligible to be leveraged to raise even more money for GTT through the Colorado Gives Day incentive fund. Think a gift match - but just a little different. Colorado Gives Day has a pool of money that they divide amongst the organizations who fundraise, based on how much they fundraise through this platform. It's a great way to fundraise even more for garden curriculum at our elementary schools!

In 2024/2025, we surpassed many of our goals including:

• Providing Garden to Table Garden Educators at all of Boulder Valley School District's Title I Elementary Schools, increasing the number of lessons at these six schools by 245%! 
• Maintaining 19 thriving school gardens!
• Growing our program and impact: when GTT started in 2006, we counted roughly 1,200 total student garden visits. This year, we anticipate facilitating 21,656 student garden visits!

We also are grateful to have so many positive testimonials about our program: 

"This program helped me get a better understanding of how food grows" -5th grade student

"My family loved the veggies I took home after our lesson" -5th grade student 

"I can't wait to eat the salad! I'm going to try to get my family to plant our own garden. I should become a vegetarian." -3rd grade student

"The garden is a wonderful way to make so many curricular connections for kids. We use it to teach ecology, math, health, and economics." -3rd grade teacher

"My students this year have never been so engaged, excited, and ALIVE as when they're in the garden - thank you!" -Kindergarten teacher

"Nothing can replace the garden lessons to support science standards in such an authentic way. Thank you for everything. GTT is so appreciated!" -1st grade teacher

"Amazing! So grateful for the lessons, organization and teaching. You guys made this such a breeze and the kids loved it!" - 2nd grade teacher

Thank you for donating! Outdoor education, health and nutritional learning, and a connection to nature are important for all children, and your donation to Garden to Table makes these experiences a reality throughout Boulder County!