Elementary School Receives Grant To Expand Gardening Program

The Star-Ledger (NJ) (9/17) reported, "Tamaques Elementary School has received a 'Learning Through Gardening' grant from the New Jersey Agricultural Society" that "will allow the school to expand its garden program," which "encourages students to eat their fruits and vegetables, provides them with lessons about growing plants and encourages them to live an active life through planting and maintaining gardens." The grant will allow the school to expand the program to all grades, and provide it "with gardening supplies, instruction for teachers and consultations with master gardeners to aid in expansion."