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USDA grants help plant seeds of good nutrition with school gardens

August 25, 2010 /

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Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announces it will award $1 million in grants for eligible high-poverty schools to start community gardens.

Since first lady Michelle Obama planted a garden at the White House in the spring of 2009 and invited schoolchildren to help tend and harvest the produce, more school gardens have been sprouting up across the country.

The goal: to teach students about gardening and nutrition and to provide fresh produce for school meals. Some of the harvest may also be given to students’ families, as well as to local food banks and senior-center nutrition programs (http://www.fns.usda.gov).

By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-08-25-schoolgardens25_ST_N.htm

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