Morgantown Learning Academy

Our goal is to connect our garden with in-class curriculum for all grades from Pre-K through Eighth Grade. This will include hands-on reinforcement of our Curriculum Standards and Objectives. Our Lead Teacher is directly integrating garden activities into the curriculum while working with Project Learning Tree.
We currently have an afterschool cooking club which will incorporate harvested produce into its dishes. One of our other staff members is a chef and plans to use vegetables from the garden in cooking demonstrations.

We experienced a failure in our first garden due to poor drainage and soil. We did not have the funds to build raised beds to alleviate our drainage problems. With this grant, we would be able to successfully grow our vegetables in raised beds with a stable fence, a safe garden gate, and funds to buy the right seeds, plants, and some additional tools that we need. Finally, we would like to share our success with the community by having a garden celebration event.