John Marshall Metro High School

Program Type: 
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group: 
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
1,000
Year Founded: 
2013
About the Program: 

John Marshall Urban Farm is less than 2 years old, part of the new John Marshall Campus Park dedicated in 2011. With vision, planning, design, coordination and hard work it is a school wide service- learning project. During spring break ,after school, during classes and summers the farm was restored and features added. The goal and look of the garden is sustainability. Chemically free vegetables, landscape design with vegetables, vertical planting, rain barrels, evergreen buffer, chicken coop for egg production, section for bees, composting, rain gauges, ~ 57 total beds constructed; [10 10