June 2006

Adopt a School Garden Program

Building Partnerships for Success

Principal Susan Hodge of Emerson Elementary in Berkeley, California, was very excited when she heard that the Organic Valley Family of Farms planned to adopt their school garden. "My community will be so thrilled!" The parents and teachers have been working hard to grow a garden program to teach healthy eating habits by fostering a relationship between the students and the foods they eat, but the school was hampered by limited gardening space.

The Benefits of Native Plants

Objectives

Students will:

  • learn that some plants are better adapted to survive in their local environment than others.
  • discover that well adapted plants grow better with less maintenance.
  • develop a list of landscape plants recommended for your site conditions.

Central Concepts

Using plants adapted for your environment helps create a sustainable landscape and makes better use natural and financial resources.

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