Elizabeth Baldwin

The goal is to help local low-income urban children learn how to grow vegetables, develop a taste for them, and ultimately be able to help steer their families toward them in order to combat childhood obesity in the community. Additionally, the garden will be used as a site where science and math lessons can be taught. Ultimately, we hope it will be a community gathering place- where parent/community volunteers come to spend time outdoors with their children.

The grant will help with many of the garden's start- up costs. We don't have any green space at all on the school property- only asphalt- so we will need to construct a series of raised beds and will need funds to purchase soil, seeds and gardening tools. The Whole Kids grant will help immensely with this cost.