Southold Elementary School

The Southold Garden Project supports the cultivation of a school garden for the betterment of our school, our community, and most importantly, our children. Creating and maintaining a school garden improves both health and education. The garden helps teach kids to make better choices about food and enables the school to provide better food options in the cafeteria. The garden creates an outside space for hands-on, practical study of science, math, literature, business, industrial technology, home economics, art and design. Beyond curriculum, supplying the school with its own food teaches students what it means to be a steward of the earth and connects student education to the world outside. Finally, the garden gives the community an occasion to come together and get involved in our children's education, providing an opportunity for us to make something with our children, and foster an appreciation across generations for the landscape that surrounds us and the nourishment it provides.

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