The Bedford County PTA Council will award four elementary schools with a $1,000 grant to start, maintain or expand gardens on school grounds this spring.
The money will be evenly distributed among schools in New London, Moneta, Huddleston and Montvale, the council announced. PTA leaders and principals from the county’s 21 schools chose to implement the grant for the first time this year to promote healthy lifestyles through improved nutrition and education.
“Our hope is for students to learn and be involved in the gardening process as much as possible,” said Traci Blido, president of the PTA Council.
School nutrition staff agreed to prepare and serve any produce suitable for consumption from the gardens, the news release said, and Council hopes to extend the program in future years
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