What is Experiential Education?
SEEDS was created by its founders to be a local response to our global challenges. We hold a deep-seated belief in the distributed power of the grassroots to change the world.
Local Educator Wins Community Engagement Award
Tackling one issue from multiple angles is our approach to making system-wide changes. SEEDS current movement building work to divert organic material from our landfills is a great illustration of how our program areas each respond to organic waste management. Here's how:
Growing Better Tomorrows for Michiganders
Growing Better Tomorrows for Michiganders Posted by SEEDS on Dec 23 , 2022 - 07:06 am During 2022, we worked in 15 Michigan counties and hosted SEEDS Centers in Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee, Osceola, and Wexford. Your donations help us continue to spread and deepen our impact across Michigan! Donate Today! Preparing young leaders [...]
8 Planet-Healing Solutions We Shared This Year!
8 Planet-Healing Solutions We Shared This Year! Posted by SEEDS on Dec 02 , 2022 - 12:57 pm SEEDS connects people of all ages to nature and to each other. We teach practical skills to help anyone restore a local ecosystem and create a stronger community. Thanks to numerous awesome partners, we are healing our [...]
4 Moments to Warm Your Heart
4 Moments to Warm Your Heart Posted by SEEDS on Nov 23 , 2022 - 07:37 am At SEEDS we are working together to regenerate nature. As we reconnect in nature for a shared purpose, we're building our relationships with each other! It takes action by the people to heal our planet, and the magic [...]
Composting is for Everyone!
Composting is for Everyone! Posted by SEEDS on Oct 03 , 2022 - 12:36 pm Above: At the SEEDS EcoLearning Center at Historic Barns Park, EcoCorps members teach EcoSchool students how use the traditional Hügelkultur method of building a garden bed from logs and plant debris that will continue to rot and compost. Preventing [...]
Summer Camp was a Blast!
Summer Camp was a Blast! Posted by SEEDS on Aug 22 , 2022 - 01:05 pm We served 288 local students this summer, getting outside, learning while having fun, and making lasting memories! Here are some highlights from our six incredible weeks of summer camp at our eleven partner schools! BENZIE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS Benzie [...]
Pollinator Allies
Pollinator Allies Posted by SEEDS on Aug 09 , 2022 - 09:50 am Above: EcoSchool students at Benzie Central Middle School learned about tending bees with local beekeeper Mike Zielinski. Pollinators are a critically-important part of a biodiverse and resilient future. That's why we are sharing our love for pollinators (and all of nature) with [...]
SEEDS EcoSchool = Summer Memories
SEEDS EcoSchool = Summer Memories Posted by SEEDS EcoSchool on Jun 13 , 2022 - 07:55 am Above: Benzie Central High School & Academy students learn about piping plover habitat and nesting behavior on Lake Michigan shorelines with the National Park Service. Summer camp is kicking off! At our eleven partner schools, hundreds of local [...]
SEEDS EcoSchool Students Making Maple Syrup!
SEEDS EcoSchool Students Making Maple Syrup! Posted by SEEDS on Apr 20 , 2022 - 07:56 pm Above: SEEDS EcoSchool students have fun outside while their freshly harvested sap boils at the sugar shack at Forest Area Middle School. SEEDS EcoSchool is making maple syrup and memories! SEEDS EcoSchool at Forest Area Middle School [...]
