Yonkers Public School 29

My goal as parent is to give our children the experience to grow a garden as a group. It will enable our students to grow as individuals and establish better eating habits. Overweight and bad eating habits is an epidemic, children do not realize where healthy food comes from.

Many of our children believe food should come from a fast food restaurant to be delicious, fruit or vegetables are not an option for many. I want to also engage the parents to start cooking healthy meals at home, dinner does not need to come from a can or a drive up window and snacks can be as simple as eating a carrot or celery.

I want to show our student how easy and attainable it is to grow and reap from your own hard work. I also think this will bring our student a sense of responsibility and ownership.This will open doors for better eating habits as a child and eventually into their adult life. This will be a long lasting life changing experience.

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