Brier Terrace Middle School

Our goals are:
to expand our current garden to give every student a space to plan, plant, and tend in connection with their science classes, incorporating Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core skills;
to give our suburban students some understanding of where their food comes from and the skills to grow their own food;
to allow grow enough of each of a limited variety of crops to sell at the Farmer’s Market to support our program, allow our students to harvest and take home crops of their own, and to produce enough excess to contribute to the Lynnwood food bank throughout the year;
to involve our Humanities, STEM, art, foods, and Life Skills programs in the tending, equipping, and enhancing the garden and using the space and, in some cases, the produce in their lessons;
to give needy families the chance to participate in the Good Food =Treasure program through Farmer Frog since 32% of our students qualify for Free and Reduced lunch, and we expect that number to rise.