How to Grow a School Garden

MCPS teachers and families, please disregard. You know Superintendent Jerry Weast banned vegetable gardens in MCPS. All others, read on...

National PTA Radio presents How to grow a School Garden. Listen here. 


Read the companion article here.


From the article: 

...Numerous studies point to school gardens as a means of improving academic achievement, promoting healthy lifestyles, demonstrating the principles of stewardship, encouraging community and social development, and instilling a sense of place. Children benefit enormously from a working knowledge of good nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices, and this is compellingly taught in a school garden. Experiences in the garden infinitely improve students’ knowledge about and attitudes toward eating vegetables. Several studies show that students who grow their own food are much more likely to eat fresh fruits and vegetables or express a preference for these foods...