Our educational programs promote respect for the environment and an understanding of how critical a local food system is for human and ecological health.  These values are taught through a gardening lens, while introducing students to nutritious recipes that highlight the joy of eating vegetables–especially when they are grown by our students themselves!

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The following statistics indicate how important environmental education is for human and environmental health:
 

• Agriculture contributes 21-37% of annual greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
   

• The CDC reports that 1 in 5 children and adolescents are impacted by obesity, a number driven by a lack of access to affordable healthy foods.
   

• An analysis conducted by Stanford University in 2017 found that the following benefits were consistently attributed to environmental education programs:
  -Improved academic performance
  -Enhanced critical thinking skills
  -Development of personal growth and life-building skills
  -Increased civic engagement and positive environmental behaviors