James H Bilbray Elementary School

If granted this grant James Bilbray will have the opportunity to provide hands-on gardening experiences for its 610 students. Children who live in city suburbs located in a desert climate have limited experiences with gardening growing nutritious vegetables and herbs and the lesson that go along with them. Nutrition obesity environments organisms and plant growth are just a few of the topics that can be addressed while exposing children to gardening practices and the wonders of plant life