KIPP Renaissance High School

The goals of this garden are to educate students about nutrition; to provide access for students to fresh produce; and to equip students with leadership skills, independence and self-sufficiency through their work in the garden. KIPP Renaissance High School moved to a new location this year. Although the students continue to maintain the Frederick Douglass Garden at their former school campus and sell the vegetables and herbs they harvest from the garden at the Sankofa Farmers Market every week, they are eager to develop a school garden in their new campus location. Funding from this grant will provide the students with an opportunity to create a school garden that is more accessible for them to manage within their school community. This would enable them to be more consistently involved in the complete garden process, including planting, maintenance, and harvesting.

This program is supported by Sankofa Community Development Corporation.