School gardens for farm-to-table learning
Resident proposes gardens in public schools where students plant vegetables, learn to grow food and eat fresh produce, helping low-income students access healthy food.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Incorporate farm to table in public schools by creating a garden in the schools and allowing students to participate in planting vegetables This project would give students the opportunity to learn how to plant and grow vegetables and potentially...
Who it helps and why
Incorporate it in their homes while eating fresh food when they are in schools. It supports low income students whose families may not be able to purchase fresh vegetables. It allows them to have access to good foods that they can then take home and do themselves with their family.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- August 11, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Human Services
- How it was submitted
- Library, BCYF or other site
- Submitted at
- Central Library Branch
- Submission language
- English
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