How the Program Works
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Community mentors meet 1:1 with kindergarten students once a month between September and June to learn collaboratively about gardening, cooking, food literacy and environmental sustainability.
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Program Success |
"The best part of kindergarten is that you get a Garden Buddy...and the year-end field trip."
--Student Participant "I love hearing the children squeal the first time they pull a carrot out of the ground!" --Volunteer "When anyone asks how I teach science and social studies, I answer: Garden Buddies." --Kindergarten Teacher "My son loved garden buddies. I wish they had it for every grade." --Parent of a participant |