Karin Giger

Karin Giger Eustis has been a hands-on leader in gardening and environmental education for 30 years. As president of the Louisiana Children’s Museum, she oversaw experiential learning about the Mississippi River and broad water issues in New Orleans. Her garden project, the Propagators, began in 1999. After Hurricane Katrina it evolved into the Edible Schoolyard, a program integrated into the academic curriculum in four schools serving children from kindergarten to eighth grade. Other initiatives are a sweet potato festival, meet-the-farmer days, composting workshops, and family food nights.