All Saints Catholic Academy

The goals of the ASCA Garden have been to foster a sense of ownership and responsibility in the students through hands on care for their garden, and to beautify our urban space. We strive to make this activity an asset in the classroom as well. For example, the 6th grade science lesson was able to see all the stages of growth of the pepper plant as well as enjoy pesto sauce in the classroom made from the basil they grew. We hope to provide vegetables to the local food pantry next year, and would like to explore participation in a farmers market. We would aim to teach the students the value of eating farm fresh locally grown produce as well as the business aspects of growing produce and flowers.