Eat Your Greens 3: In the garden at Fairview Elementary
From: Maeve Conran
Series: Eat Your Greens
Length: 06:17
One school goes one step further in teaching its students about good nutrition. By providing a garden by the school, it gives elementary school children a chance to grow their own vegetables, and then sell them at their own farmers market. For this community, which has no grocery store, it's the only oppertunity to get fresh produce.
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One school goes one step further in teaching its students about good nutrition. By providing a garden by the school, it gives elementary school children a chance to grow their own vegetables, and then sell them at their own farmers market. For this community, which has no grocery store, it's the only oppertunity to get fresh produce.
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