His class attendance went from 40% to 93%. Because of a garden? (repost from education)

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3. There are so many good things

that can come out of school gardening.

I had an indoor garden structure with trays and lights, custom built for me by a family member who was a welder. We grew smaller, quicker maturing crops. We made our own paper pots, we mixed our own potting soil, we applied math and science we were learning, we did some garden art, and we had harvests, in which we would use our produce to make salad and soup right in the classroom for a "feast."

I had a lot of other ideas and things I wanted to do with that outdoor garden. When I didn't get the grant, I did find a little fenced area, and we did a little container gardening in tubs, but I had to fund it all myself, so it was still pretty limited. I have a funny story about that little area, but I've got to get to work, so it will have to wait for another time.