Posts Tagged ‘community garden’

Milagro Allegro Community Garden Hosts LA Sprouts

Friday, February 12th, 2010

USC’s Keck School of Medicine Childhood Obesity Research Center and Loreto Elementary School in Cypress Park, CA have partnered to create LA Sprouts a 12 week program designed to reduce childhood obesity and encourage healthy eating habits. The fourth and fifth grade Loreto Elementary School students will gather twice per week at the Milagro Allegro Community Garden for gardening, nutrition and cooking classes. USC plans to monitor the effectiveness of the garden program in order to develop similar programs in the area.
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Brooklyn College Creates New Garden

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Brooklyn College is creating a new garden which is intended to serve a “broad spectrum of academic and sustainability initiatives for faculty and students”. The local community will also be invited to plant on individual plots. The objective is to embrace the surrounding community by inviting them to utilize the college grounds, while allowing faculty and students to explore issues surrounding health, nutrition, and organic and sustainable farming.
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