Why Garden?

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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