Thomas Edison Elementary School unveiled its student-run vegetable and herb garden Tuesday, which provides a hands-on experience for students, while learning about healthy eating and nutrition. The garden was planted last month as part of a program by the Adventist Health Glendale Foundation to bring students closer to their food through gardening. Along with tending the garden, students learned about healthier eating habits that can combat childhood obesity as well as other health issues. Martha Rivera, the foundation’s outreach director, said she asked Carmen Labrecque, Edison’s principal, to incorporate a garden into ongoing lessons about nutrition. “[The garden] teaches them that there’s this process where you actually have to take care of the plants and later on harvest [them] ...

Source: Los Angeles Times October 28, 2017 01:52 UTC