117 gardens installed since 2016
Articles & Media
Articles
Cultivating Community with Eco Urban Gardens
Kid’s Gardening — November, 2022
Celebrate Spring by Getting Outside
Scotts Miracle-Gro — March 17, 2022
El Monte Union Hosts Open House for Student-Grown ‘Farm Lab’ Gardens
El Monte Union High School District — January 13, 2022
Elizabeth Christy, Eco Urban Gardens
Noah Klabin Photography — August 9, 2021
Volunteers want students at Arroyo High in El Monte to breathe a little easier
San Gabriel Valley Tribune — July 18, 2021
A Community Garden Hopes Its Cash Crop Is A Hot Sauce Called Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times — February. 26, 2021
El Monte Union Farm Lab Provides Template for Sustainable Living
El Monte Union High School District — October. 29, 2020
El Monte Union Farm Lab Provides Template for Sustainability
California School News Report — October 2020
El Monte Union Strengthens Commitment to Healthy Living with Opening of Eco-Garden
California School News Report — September 27, 2019
A fresh start: upgrades and expansions mark new school year
Building Design + Construction — September 24, 2019
An El Monte garden just got a whole lot more holistic
San Gabriel Valley Tribune — September 21, 2019
US Green Building Council – August 22, 2019
Gratz College – May, 2019
Arroyo High Garden Grows Fresh Product and Healthy Kids
Mid Valley News – May 1, 2019
El Monte School Garden Grows Fresh Produce And Healthy Kids
Healthways Medical Group – April 17, 2019
El Monte School Garden Grows Fresh Produce and Healthy Kids
KCET – April 1, 2019
High School Garden Club Helps Students ‘Grow’ Their Skills
Spectrum News 1 – February 14, 2019
US Green Building Council – February 6, 2019
At El Monte’s Arroyo High, Garden Program Is About More Than Just Plants
San Gabriel Valley Tribune – January 2, 2019
Arroyo Students Are Learning That Food Is Medicine
Mid Valley News – December, 2018
These Learning Gardens Are Helping Urban Schools Grow Young Gardeners
Los Angeles Daily News – May 31, 2018
Media
Eco Urban Gardens: Interview with Liz Christy & Students
MeTV – December, 2022
Student Voices: Healthy Growing & Living with Heaven
Heaven Watson, Student – August, 2022
Looking to save water in your garden? These Rosemead high schoolers have a few tips
KABC 7 Eyewitness News -June 14, 2022
Down on the Farm Lab: Regenerative Studies in El Monte Union
California School News Radio — February 10, 2022
Cultivating the Next Generation of Agricultural Stewards: A Conversation with Marianne Zaugg
Unearthing History — January 23, 2021
Template for Sustainability: Farm Lab in El Monte
California School News Radio – October 29, 2020
Eco Urban Gardens’s Farm Lab – Outdoor Learning Space
Eco Urban Gardens – October 12, 2020
El Monte Union Schools: Growing Food and a Sense of Community
California School News Radio – February 12, 2019
Awards & Recognition
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening March 17, 2022
Commendation
County of Los Angeles Outstanding Service Organization – October 21, 2021
El Monte Union School District, Board of Trustees – November 4, 2020
The Jane Goodall Institute, Roots & Shoots – May 2019
