Green Our Planet Honors Earth Day with the Giant Student Farmers Market
Las Vegas, Nevada Apr 22, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - In honor of Earth Day, Green Our Planet hosted its semiannual Giant Student Farmers Market, featuring more than 520 students from 52 schools. Clark County School District (CCSD) students gathered on The Lawn at Downtown Summerlin to showcase their entrepreneurial skills, selling a range of handmade crafts and produce grown from their schools outdoor gardens and hydroponic systems. The farmers market welcomed exciting appearances from the Las Vegas Aces mascot, Bucket$, and the Las Vegas Aviators mascots, Spruce and Aviator. The leading nonprofit in school garden and hydroponics programs hosted the grand event with support from the presenting sponsor, Credit One Bank, a proud sponsor of the Farmpreneur and school garden programs across the Clark County School District. Additional sponsors and partners of the Spring 2025 Giant Student Farmers Market included Las Vegas Sands Care, Bank of Nevada, Howard Hughes, United Way of Southern Nevada, Lazy Dog, Las Vegas Aces, Cox Communications, and the Clark County School District. Students are able to grow to become Farmpreneurs through the programs that teach them important skills in financial literacy, sustainability, STEM, business development, and conservationism, said Tanisha Perry, facilities manager at Credit One Bank and board member of Green Our Planet. Credit One Bank is committed to providing students in the region with an extraordinary education and has been able to assist in providing teachers with a curriculum that teaches financial literacy and entrepreneurship through our sponsorship, along with other partners, including Western Alliance Bancorporation and Tom & Leslie Thomas. Launched in 2013, Green Our Planet continues to expand its impact, reaching more PreK-12 students with a high-quality, hands-on education, further enhancing student academic performance through real-world learning. The organization currently serves 416 schools, libraries, and community organizations across the state. As Green Our Planet welcomed the 12th year of the Giant Student Farmers Market, students embraced their roles as Farmpreneurs by applying the financial literacy and business development skills learned in the classroom, selling their handmade crafts and produce grown in their schools outdoor and hydroponic gardens. The spring market further highlighted students success and brought together the Las Vegas community in support of education, conservation, and youth empowerment.
About Green Our Planet: Green Our Planet is an EdTech conservation 501(c)3 nonprofit that runs STEM school gardens and hydroponics programs in the United States and beyond. Green Our Planets programs enhance student academic performance, inspire environmental stewardship in students, and encourage students to embrace healthy eating habits, while also tackling food deserts where access to fresh produce is limited. Spanning 44 states and 5 countries, Green Our Planet has implemented programs in over 1,100 schools, impacting more than 500,000 students. As one of the largest school garden and hydroponics programs in the U.S., Green Our Planet is inspiring the next generation of scientists, farmers, nutritionists, entrepreneurs, and conservationists.
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