Master Gardeners join with schools to grow veggies & healthy kids, too

Posted on February 20, 2013

Local Extension agents, Master Gardeners and Taylor County Elementary School administrators are partnering together to ensure that local elementary students begin developing lifelong habits of good nutrition through a nutrition and gardening project.

“Students who participate in school garden projects discover fresh food, make healthier food choices, and tend to be more physically active,” said Lori Wiggins, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent.

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PHOTO: “Farmers” in Kathy Everett’s homeroom include: (front row, left to right) Tyree Collier and Dylan Pack; (back row) J.J. Sunderland, Aliyah Britt and Priscilla Howie.