What are the value and purpose of school gardening projects?

School Gardens can be used to enhance academic achievement, a healthy lifestyle, environmental stewardship, and community and social development. Visit our Why School Gardens page to see studies that show the value of school gardens you can also download summary briefs on the value of school gardening.

Read more from CSGN’s publication Gardens for Learning: Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden, Chapter One, Introduction to School Gardens.  Download or purchase the book at our Publications page.

View the Western Growers School Garden video, a nice piece on how gardens connect to food literacy.