Leetonia High School

Our gardening project is part of a total school program for expanding dietary preferences and work skills among students with multiple disabilities and their peers. It also will help us teach sustainable methods of gardening within the science curriculum. The original gardens consist of three raised beds built by the students. The gardens produced tomatoes used by the school cafeteria, and hot peppers that were canned as jelly for a fundraiser. Our school would like to install a small greenhouse to expand the growing season and garden output.This grant would make it possible to purchase a greenhouse. The addition of fresh vegetables grown on campus would provide the food service group with a way to continue their food-tasting with elementary students, as well as giving handicapped high school students a chance to complete hands-on learning and work skills activities with their peers. The science classes also will benefit by having a "living laboratory" on school grounds.

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