Mary Ford Elementary School

We know that healthy students learn better. Unfortunately, our students are missing the connection that good nutrition is essential for good health and good health is essential for performing your best. Our garden will provide a concrete way to reinforce this message with the students. We will cook with the produce we harvest. Our produce will be used in the after-school class cooking class that is sponsored by the Low-country Food Bank. We will also supplement the food that families receive from the Food Bank. The students can then take what they have learned in the classroom home to their families and to the community.

Our hope is that the school garden will not only inspire our students to take care of their bodies but will also inspire them to take care of our environment. In order to have a successful garden, my students will learn about healthy soil, clean water, composting and recycling. Healthier kids, healthier families, healthier community, healthier environment!

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