The Charlottesville city schools are in the process of making a garden available to every elementary school child in the district. The project began … and was successful… at Buford Middle School, so now educators want every child to know the benefits and details of raising a garden. Buford’s participants have a blog you can check out. A long-term goal is to have gardens at the high school level too.
The students plan the garden in the classroom, from seed selection to layout. Then they take the garden plans outdoors, where they plant and tend the garden with the help of their instructors. Some classes are actually taught in the gardens and students are taught about marketing, science, and agriculture.
The ultimate goal is to have all Charlottesville schools participate with gardens of their own and then to develop a farmer’s market for their produce. We commend the schools for recognizing such a wonderful way to connect kids to the life around them.
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