We're HIRING! (Accepting applications until 11/28.)
PEAS is currently seeking two outgoing and energetic education specialists (bilingual preferred) to lead outdoor garden and kitchen lessons on multiple campuses and assist with other PEAS events, activities, and outreach as needed. To learn more about becoming a part of our passionate team or to apply click on the links below. Positions start mid-January 2021.
T-Shirts Are Back by Popular Demand! |
This Saturday!!! |
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We've had so much interest in our shirts this year that we are reopening the fundraiser. These make great holiday gifts, can be delivered directly to the doorstep of the recipient, should arrive the first week of December, and support a great cause! Win, win, win, win!!!
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"I wish that was what learning looked like EVERY day!
So rich and so good!”
- 3rd grade partner teacher
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NEWS |
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Next round of Resiliency Farm Stands coming in January 2021. Applications open in late November. We aim to empower and support families in growing their own food at or near their homes, so it will be accessible to them at any time.
Learn about Austin area trees on this Tree ID Walk with Kate & Maite, Shoal Creek Conservancy, and Tree People. Listen to Executive Director, Lauren Zappone Maples, talk about PEAS on Shades of Green from July 16th. Check out our 2019-20 Annual Report! Our board is committed to being an informed, engaged, and diverse Board with roles that use the strengths of the individual Board members to provide oversight of financial and program alignment with mission, and contribute financially. Interested in joining our board? Click here and we will contact you! Families & teachers, looking for ways to engage kids outdoors and in kitchens? Check out our Distance Learning page! |
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PEAS in the Media
Listen to Executive Director, Lauren Zappone Maples, talk about PEAS on Shades of Green.
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PEAS was featured in the Austin American Statesman's Photos of the Day for our work on our Resiliency Gardens project. |
Executive Director and Founder, Lauren Zappone Maples
was interviewed for the article Gardening Restores Control To Lockdown Life by Alexa Hart with the Texas Standard. |
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Our commitment to work towards dismantling racism:
At PEAS, we stand firmly with the voices that are demanding justice against systemic racism in our country. We acknowledge that Black and Brown communities have faced oppression and violence for centuries, and that it is entrenched in our education and food systems. To strive for a better future we must consciously and responsibly work to eradicate racism and hold ourselves and those around us accountable.
In light of recent events, including the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Michael Ramos, and Tony McDade and the many others, we took this week to pause and reflect on the values we hold true as an organization. At PEAS, we are committed to continuous examination of our policies and practices to ensure inclusion, equity, and respect for all people. We commit to actively engage in antiracist work through examining and dismantling our biases within our program development, food we grow and share, professional development, and across all other areas of our work.
We firmly believe every person should have access to outdoor and edible education. Our connection to the natural world is vital in developing a strong sense of self and our interconnectedness to each other.
Action item: This summer we have started working with a race and equity consultant to help us take a deeper look at our lessons and programming to ensure they are being implemented and delivered in an equitable and culturally responsive way.
Fall 2020 Working Goals:
Goal 1: Review lessons and programming to ensure that the content and delivery is inclusive and equitable.
Goal 2: Define PEAS’ Outdoor/Kitchen Class Culture & Create Guidelines that ensure we are promoting a culture of curiosity (rather than a culture of control).
Goal 3: Build a team with diversity of cultural, racial, and gender experiences to increase our understanding of the world and the ability to interact in the world through a variety of perspectives.
At PEAS, we stand firmly with the voices that are demanding justice against systemic racism in our country. We acknowledge that Black and Brown communities have faced oppression and violence for centuries, and that it is entrenched in our education and food systems. To strive for a better future we must consciously and responsibly work to eradicate racism and hold ourselves and those around us accountable.
In light of recent events, including the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Michael Ramos, and Tony McDade and the many others, we took this week to pause and reflect on the values we hold true as an organization. At PEAS, we are committed to continuous examination of our policies and practices to ensure inclusion, equity, and respect for all people. We commit to actively engage in antiracist work through examining and dismantling our biases within our program development, food we grow and share, professional development, and across all other areas of our work.
We firmly believe every person should have access to outdoor and edible education. Our connection to the natural world is vital in developing a strong sense of self and our interconnectedness to each other.
Action item: This summer we have started working with a race and equity consultant to help us take a deeper look at our lessons and programming to ensure they are being implemented and delivered in an equitable and culturally responsive way.
Fall 2020 Working Goals:
Goal 1: Review lessons and programming to ensure that the content and delivery is inclusive and equitable.
Goal 2: Define PEAS’ Outdoor/Kitchen Class Culture & Create Guidelines that ensure we are promoting a culture of curiosity (rather than a culture of control).
Goal 3: Build a team with diversity of cultural, racial, and gender experiences to increase our understanding of the world and the ability to interact in the world through a variety of perspectives.
PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE & SUSTAINABILITY, AUSTIN, TX, INFO@PEASCOMMUNITY.ORG
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