Snipes Academy School Garden

The Snipes Academy School Garden program revolves around teaching our students about fruits and vegetables and improving their access to healthy food. Our program benefits third graders, who are instructed in the garden by their teachers and FoodCorps Service Member. Our lessons focus on North Carolina Science Standards: soil type and composition, parts of the plant, plant needs and nutrition.

Our school garden was recently remodeled this fall and boasted five raised beds- one for each of our third grade classes. We also have an enormous sensory herb spiral and are planning on planting fruit trees this spring.