Almost 20 years ago Stephanie Baker created Ready to Grow Gardens. It is a project to put gardens in schools and teach kids about sustainable, healthy vegetables. When kids and teachers went home, harvesting these gardens became a priority. See her recent interview on Fox: https://www.fox26houston.com/video/739223
3 Reasons Your School Needs a School Garden Program
School gardens have been present in public schools across the nation for quite some time. Most people who have spent any amount of time in a garden can easily identify benefits such as promoting healthy eating habits, engaging in physical activity, taking in natural vitamin D, and connecting to our beautiful world. But for many […]
Matzke Elementary Garden
The Matzke Elementary Garden is located at 10002 Mills Road in Houston, Texas in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. This Garden Day program, established in 2017, has served 2,104 students to date.  The Matzke garden consists of a large vegetable garden, large butterfly, and a deck with 8 large clay pots, 2 fruit trees and a metal trough.
