Why Garden?

A growing number of studies highlight the wide-ranging benefits of a garden-based learning program, including ...
- It's fun and can boost self-esteem
- It's a life skill that can reduce grocery bills and provide food security
- Time in nature and green spaces helps restore voluntary attention and research shows it helps reduce some ADHD symptoms
- Kids who garden eat more fruits and vegetables
- It promotes a sense of community and history
- It allows students to connect with the natural world and promotes long-term environmental stewardship
- It's good exercise
- Touching dirt helps improve mood
- It promotes active, hands-on learning across all disciplines, which encourages higher-level critical thinking
- It improves science standardized test scores