This is a photo of a school garden that was created by volunteers and tended by children from 7th Street school in downtown LA. “7th Street students planted neat rows of flowers and vegetables that won awards. Their garden was a renowned success, and the program expanded with additional land. By 1913, under Larkey’s watch, more than 70,000 students across the city tilled and sowed 150 formerly vacant lots. Teachers encouraged this planting zeal by integrating garden study into classes on geometry, science and art. Parents participated, reading the books that became bestsellers in a greening America.” Amazing how history repeats itself… in a good way. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2012/02/lost-la-school-gardens.html

This is a photo of a school garden that was created by volunteers and tended by children from 7th Street school in downtown LA.

“7th Street students planted neat rows of flowers and vegetables that won awards. Their garden was a renowned success, and the program expanded with additional land. By 1913, under Larkey’s watch, more than 70,000 students across the city tilled and sowed 150 formerly vacant lots. Teachers encouraged this planting zeal by integrating garden study into classes on geometry, science and art. Parents participated, reading the books that became bestsellers in a greening America.”

Amazing how history repeats itself… in a good way.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2012/02/lost-la-school-gardens.html