The Results

After you’ve planted your Healthy Growing seeds, you can reap the benefits…

• 15% increase – students choosing healthy food instead of fast food
• 44% increase in academic performance
• 95% of gardens are still active since 2012
• Improvements in attendance, attitudes, and employability
• Connected, proud, & responsible community
• Long-term school garden
• An amazing hands-on school learning resource
• A creative, business-minded Enterprise Project, planned and implemented in the community by the students
• School budget savings from less food waste
• Access to sustainable fruits and vegetables
• A student-driven, healthy, ethical, and recurring school fundraiser
• A stronger, healthier community
• Reduction in childhood obesity
• Reduction in type 2 diabetes
• A new generation of conscious eaters