RALEIGH EGYPT HIGH
Program Type:
Garden Classrooms
Number of Individuals Program Serves:
500
Year Founded:
2012
About the Program:
OUR GOAL IS TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT GROWING FOOD. WE WANT TO START WITH A DEMONSTRATION GARDEN SITE THAT IS AVAILABLE EACH YEAR FOR THE KIDS TO PARTICIPATE AND DEVELOP AN INTEREST IN AGRICULTURE.AN INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC GROWING AND LEARN HOW TO IMPROVE THE SOIL.WE WILL TEACH ABOUT NUTRITION AND THE STUDENTS WILL BE IN AN EDUCATIONAL GARDEN ENVIRONMENT.THE GRANT WILL MAKE POSSIBLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DEMONSTRATION GARDEN AND A PROJECT WHERE THEY CAN GET INVOLVED AND BE PROUD. FOOD&FLOWERS