Edwin Markham Middle School
Program Type:
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group:
Middle School
Number of Individuals Program Serves:
2,000
Year Founded:
2012
About the Program:
Our goals are to:.1. Educate elementary students about the importance of fruits and vegetables.2. Energize and excite them about produce.3. Introduce fresh produce into the diets of students and their families.4. Give schools access to a variety of resources and support to help achieve Goals 1-3.This grant allows us to maintain the upkeep of the gardens (youth volunteer incentives recruitment etc.) and instruct the Teaching Gardens curriculum (teacher stipends curricular costs etc.).