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    The Salt
    These greens are among the hydroponic crops grown by students at Brownsville Collaborative Middle School, in Brooklyn, N.Y. In June, the students started to sell discounted boxes of the fresh produce to community members.
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    How Hydroponic School Gardens Can Cultivate Food Justice, Year-Round

    Jul 07, 2019
    In neighborhoods with limited access to healthy foods, school gardens can help close the gap — for students and the wider community. Some schools are now expanding the season by growing indoors.
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    Las Vegas School Gardens Leader Honored By Obama

    May 29, 2019

    One school garden in Las Vegas has blossomed into 166 and more around the state.

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    <em>Sylvia's Spinach</em> by Katherine Pryor
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    Children's Publishing House Takes Food Literacy Literally

    Feb 27, 2018
    Teaching kids how to eat healthfully and appreciate the cultural diversity of food begins with getting books about these themes into their hands, says Readers to Eaters' founding publisher.
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    School garden rock star Stephen Ritz sows seeds of change in Vegas

    Oct 09, 2015

    A few words about growth and achievement with the guru of school gardening

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    Students from Eastern Senior High School in Washington, D.C., sell vegetables, soaps and salts at the Aya farmers market on July 25.
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    Healthy Eaters, Strong Minds: What School Gardens Teach Kids

    Aug 10, 2015
    School-based urban gardens can have a measurable positive impact on kids — from improving their diets to helping boost engagement with academics.
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