Doss Elementary

We believe that when students play an active role in growing food, they are more likely to try new foods; encouraging healthy choices and an increased awareness of where their food comes from. The mission of our project is to take an older, disused existing garden space adjacent to our playground and turn it once again into a place where students can learn about plants, gardening, the environment and the food we eat. Having a functional and beautiful edible garden will not only provide our school with a teaching opportunity in and of itself, but also a resource for other programs. For example, we are currently applying for grant funding for a related project, “Math in the Garden,” from the Toshiba America Foundation, which, if funded, will work with a group of students to teach math principles in the garden setting while supplying seedlings for our edible garden.