Thomas Jefferson High School

The goal for this year for the Garden of Youth is to complete the infrastructure of our first garden on school grounds. Prior to last summer, the Garden of Youth program operated on the Hebrew Educational Alliance property adjacent to the school grounds. With the help of the Facilities Management/Sustainability Department, the Garden of Youth broke ground in the summer of 2013 for their first ever garden on school grounds. Last summer's program participants installed four 4 by 16 foot raised concrete beds. This year's participants will complete the installation of approximately 6 grounds beds and a composting facility in the garden. Funds from this grant will facilitate the completion of the ground beds and composting section of the overall garden plan.