PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture and Sustainability) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Austin, TX with the mission to cultivate joyful connections with the natural world through outdoor learning and edible education. Founded in 2011 as a community farm and formally established as a nonprofit in 2015, PEAS delivers unique outdoor learning and edible education programs to participating school campuses, operates and maintains a community farm, runs camps, and offers consultation services along with professional development to help teachers bridge key academic concepts and social emotional learning from the garden to the classroom.
Delivering programming year-round, PEAS provides trained outdoor and edible education specialists who partner directly with classroom teachers at each school’s campus to lead outdoor and kitchen lessons, enhancing students’ time spent learning in a hands-on environment. Currently, PEAS collaborates with 32 schools in the Austin area, engaging more than 5,000 students in outdoor learning and edible education.
Delivering programming year-round, PEAS provides trained outdoor and edible education specialists who partner directly with classroom teachers at each school’s campus to lead outdoor and kitchen lessons, enhancing students’ time spent learning in a hands-on environment. Currently, PEAS collaborates with 32 schools in the Austin area, engaging more than 5,000 students in outdoor learning and edible education.
- Make outdoor learning easy PEASy with PEAS' Digital Lessons!
- Order your Easy PEASy Guidebook for Place Based Outdoor Learning!
- Sign up to volunteer with us!
- Check out our 2023-24 Annual Report to see the impact PEAS has made in our community.
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.
Our team continues our work towards diversity, equity, and inclusion for all.
If you are looking for resources related to the living indigenous cultures of Central Texas, the Indigenous Cultures Institute of San Marcos
has many speakers, presentations, and resources to share with the community.
Our connection to the natural world is vital in developing a strong sense of self and our interconnectedness to each other.
Our team continues our work towards diversity, equity, and inclusion for all.
If you are looking for resources related to the living indigenous cultures of Central Texas, the Indigenous Cultures Institute of San Marcos
has many speakers, presentations, and resources to share with the community.
