PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture and Sustainability) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Austin, TX. Founded with the mission to cultivate joyful connections with the natural world through outdoor learning and edible education. PEAS delivers unique, outdoor learning and edible education programs to participating school campuses, operates and maintains a community farm, runs camps, and leads professional development to help teachers bridge key science, nutrition, math and health concepts 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, increasing students’ time spent learning in an outdoor, hands-on environment. PEAS currently works with 35 schools in the Austin area, engaging more than 5000 students in outdoor learning and edible education. |
What's New at PEAS?
- 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 2022-23 Annual Report to see the impact PEAS has made in our community.
Get to Know PEAS!
PEAS was CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin's January Community Partner for 2024!
Founder and Executive Director, Lauren Zappone Maples stopped by the studio to tell Trevor Scott more about
how we're growing the next generation of Earthkeepers and then Allison Miller visited our program to see the students in action!
Founder and Executive Director, Lauren Zappone Maples stopped by the studio to tell Trevor Scott more about
how we're growing the next generation of Earthkeepers and then Allison Miller visited our program to see the students in action!
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.