Some schools are beginning to incorporate horticulture and cooking into the classroom in an attempt to restore younger generations' healthy relationship with food and nature in the face of rising childhood obesity and the prevalence of junk food in schools. Many children do not even know that milk comes from cows. I would love to send my kid to a school with a program like that, like with a school garden and maybe even some chickens (for egg-laying)!
Here is more information:
Integrating Horticulture into Elementary Schools
Urban Sprouts and Garden for the Environment Summer Program
Ten Reasons Why School Gardens are an Excellent Idea
Network for a Healthy California Garden & Cooking Program
Adopt a School Garden® Program
Here is more information:
Integrating Horticulture into Elementary Schools
Urban Sprouts and Garden for the Environment Summer Program
Ten Reasons Why School Gardens are an Excellent Idea
Network for a Healthy California Garden & Cooking Program
Adopt a School Garden® Program
California Teachers Perceive School Gardens as an Effective Nutritional Tool to Promote Healthful Eating Habits. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Volume 105, Issue 11, Pages 1797-1800 (H. GRAHAM, S. ZIDENBERGCHERR).
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