Lower Elementary

We built this garden in the spring of 2012. It includes an outdoor kitchen. The goal of this garden is to have it be the center of the existing program that teaches environmental stewardship, social awareness, wellness, nutrition and ecology. The greatest achievement in the program thus far has been getting students involved in their school garden and is an integral part of their academic curriculum. The students have been exposed to where their food comes and have been able to plant, tend to the garden and watch it grow and finally learn to make healthy food by utilizing the crops.

EnrichLA did an extreme makeover of this garden in April 2012 with the help of a Lowe's Toolbox Grant! The goal of the Grand View garden is to engage community members, students, parents, teachers in learning about gardening, environmental stewardship, nutrition, and healthy eating, including the importance of eating fresh fruits and vegetables. This grant will enable us rebuild the old tool shed and add two wooden compost bins.

This program is supported by ENRICH LA.

Our garden's goal is to build awareness among parents, students and staff about the wonderful garden that we have and the wonderful curriculum associated with it. We would like to increase the number of teachers who utilize the garden in teaching their lessons plans and curriculum. We want to teach our students the importance of gardening, to get students to try new vegetables and to understand what's involved in getting fresh foods from a garden or farm to our tables.

The primary goal of the Mill Valley Children's Garden is to cultivate a healthy community with our 500+ students by strengthening their connection with the food system and improving access to nutritious food. We envision a food community where all our students grow, nurture, harvest and prepare healthy food from seed to table. In doing this we hope to encourage good stewardship, a deep understanding of where all our food comes from, to make healthy food choices, cook for those in our community that area less fortunate and to participate in a vibrant local and seasonal food system.