Waukon High School

The goal for the garden is to use it as a year-round educational space to introduce students to alternative forms of agriculture as part of a larger study of the food system. Students design and care for the space as part of 7th grade life science and high school horticulture classes. Student-harvested produce is used in a variety of means to promote local food in the district. Students deliver produce to food service staff, where it is advertised and incorporated into school meals. Some is given to students and their families, and the rest featured in after school cooking classes. Currently, the garden runs off of donations. Funding will ensure that the district can keep growing, giving students technical knowledge of gardening, the food system, and cooking that will impact their health for years to come. If we do not receive grant funding, the district cannot afford to maintain the space and buy the supplies to plant each year. This will effectively end our garden program.