
Salmon River High School and Riggins Elementary
Program Type:
Garden Classrooms
Number of Individuals Program Serves:
500
Year Founded:
2012
About the Program:
The primary goal of the program is to expand and maintain an existing school garden to support improved nutritional habits of both elementary and high school students in Riggins Idaho with senior citizens serving as mentors. This mentorship will foster rich rural community relationships across the ages. The grant funds will be used to improve an already existing school garden and to renovate an existing greenhouse. To improve the fruit and vegetable consumption of a rural low income community.