School-based community gardens create a bridge between the school and the surrounding community by offering gardening space to students, parents, teachers and neighbors. Each of these individuals brings important resources to the garden, and ultimately a mutually beneficial relationship can form between the school and the neighborhood. Teachers have an outdoor classroom where students are given the opportunity to experience hands-on lessons in: health, earth and life sciences, math, literacy and social science. Community members are able to access space to grow their own food, to be outside in nature and get their hands dirty, to get to know their neighbors and build community, and to support young people by volunteering in both the school and garden.
