Summers-Knoll School

Through the gardening project, we aim to support children's learning about, and investment in, sustainable growing practices, health and nutrition, and social and environmental justice. We also strive to increase consumption of local, sustainably grown, healthy foods. A school garden will allow vast opportunities to learn experientially, collaboratively, and would support our project-based, theme-based curriculum. Each class will take ownership of a section of the raised beds and will share in the responsibilities of planting, growing, harvesting, and preparing fresh, healthy foods that will support a free lunchtime salad bar, improving nutritive content of lunches and cultivating lifetime healthy eating habits. Given that the growing cycle in Michigan is largely out of sync with the academic calendar, monies acquired through this grant would help to fund a greenhouse heated with renewable energy and will allow for four-season growing.

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