Learning as You Grow
School gardens boost kids, families and community — and they could use a boost of volunteer tenders.
Tending a garden is a constant education. In that respect, all gardens are learning gardens. But school learning gardens are particularly fertile ground for growing young gardeners. Approximately 75 percent of all Seattle Public Schools have some sort of an onsite learning garden. They range from a companionable circle of stumps in a corner of the school yard, to raised beds filled with edible crops, pollinator plantings or a functional rain garden. Alongside lettuce, peas and beautiful flowers, these productive spaces prompt discussions around natural resources, food security and social justice.
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