In an early episode of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, Jamie is visiting with a class of first graders showing them raw vegetables like tomatoes, potatoes, beets, and cucumbers. The kids have no idea what these things are. It’s pretty scary to witness. It’s the kind of situation that REAL School Gardens is hoping to fix.
“REAL School Gardens partners with high-poverty elementary schools to create learning gardens that become an integral part of their teaching culture and community. We support the design and installation of school gardens, train teachers to use them to improve children’s learning and build community around them to nurture support for urban schools. When teachers take learning outdoors, children achieve greater success in school by becoming more engaged learners, more effective team members and also healthier people.”
This Wednesday, March 9, Fort Worth-based REAL School Gardens is getting a boost from all the Chipotle restaurants in North Texas. The deal: 100% of all proceeds of the sales from 5:30 to 7:30 on March 9th will go to supporting REAL School Gardens’ programs.
Learn more about REAL School Gardens, here.
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