Springfield Public Schools

Program Type: 
Garden Classrooms
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
5,000
Year Founded: 
2012
About the Program: 

The genH Healthy Seeds School Garden Program connects children with the source of their food introduces them to new flavors and textures provides them with physical activity at school and allows teachers to expand their math science and reading curriculum from the classroom to real world situations. Depending on the time of year students plant a variety of fruits vegetables and herbs. The program also provides a follow-up curriculum to the teachers about nutrition and health science.