Across the country, schools are partnering with community groups to install gardens that teach, feed and motivate young people who may not have ever been exposed to farm-fresh produce or nutrition education. “Learning gardens” provide teachers and students a way to connect outside the traditional classroom and offer real world problems to be solved. Students even get a taste of the business world, since some programs offer the opportunity to sell garden produce at local farmers markets. (NPR)
John Reynolds was the newsletters editor for the Tribune from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under... More by John Reynolds
