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We have recently established our Healthy Lifestyles Committee at Carl Schurz Elementary. It is our goal to show our kids a what it means to live a healthy life. Our garden plays an important role in accomplishing this goal.

The WITS Tower Garden will be the primary feature of the WITS Green for Kids program, with the goal of increasing environmental awareness and develop sustainable practices in public schools.

Our goal is to provide our students with an understanding of the source of their food and an opportunity to explore the natural world, meanwhile linking their garden activities to California common core standards.

Our community garden project will focus on the essential question, "How do we empower children and adults to live sustainably in order to positively affect the world?” A variety of organic vegetable gardens and fruit trees/bushes will be planted and maintained on underutilized school grounds to b

With the Whole Foods Grant, our school will build additional garden areas to teach children to: 1- eat healthy foods through the garden; 2-make responsible choices for their own nutrition and to protect the planet; 3-increase their science literacy (as little science time is allocated in a Spanis

FoodShare has successfully transformed a 16,000sq ft school rooftop at Eastdale CI into a vibrant, living educational farm called the School Grown Rooftop.

Living in a lower income community, I see the relation between poverty and poor health. As a health coach, mother of a student at this school, and girl scout parent and volunteer, I get an up close and personal view of this relationship.

With the help of a grant and community donations, our school was able to build a hoop house that will enable us to grow fruits and vegetables year round.

Our garden was started 3 years ago by 2 moms that wanted to educate our students on where food comes from and how to eat healthy. In those 3 years, the garden has grown from 1 bed to 10 raised beds, 2 flower gardens and a raspberry patch.