Northport Public School
Program Type:
Garden Classrooms
Number of Individuals Program Serves:
500
Year Founded:
2012
About the Program:
This grant will provide a new opportunity for the Northport community that will initiate a school garden program and provide the foundation for increased hands-on food and nutrition education as well as meaningful relationship-building among students teachers and community members. Our garden goal is to build a sustainable garden space to learn which will help to connect students' isolated academic experiences and the rich farming and food traditions of Northwest Michigan.