School-Garden-Research

Benefits of School Gardens

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"Food Growing in Schools Taskforce" (UK, March 2012)

"School Meals Study Provides Food for Thought"

"Impact of School Gardens on Learning" - Final Report Submitted to the Royal Horticultural Society

Research findings on school gardens from the California School Garden Network

The Triumph of the School Garden

Research findings using the Junior Master Gardener program

"Studies show that exposure to plants improve kids' academic performance"

"School gardens improve health and academic performance, reduce discipline problems"

"Why Every School Should Have a Garden"

Secret to Raising Food-Smart Kids: A School Garden That’s Also a Classroom

The Impact of Nutrition Education with and without a School Garden on Knowledge, Vegetable Intake and Preferences and Quality of School Life Among Primary-School Students

Garden Good for You in Many Ways

"New Research on Community Gardening Reveals the Roots of Emotional and Physical Health"

University of Minnesota Children's Garden Research Links

School Gardens: An Experiential Learning Approach for a Nutrition Education Program to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Knowledge, Preference, and Consumption among Second-grade Students - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Garden-Based Nutrition Education Affects Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Sixth-Grade Adolescents

The Impact of a School Garden and Cooking Program on Boys’ and Girls’ Fruit and Vegetable Preferences, Taste Rating, and Intake

"[T]he garden itself really is care-free. There is minimal work. The soil is rich and nutritious and easy to plant/dig in. The irrigation system works great. The ground cover prevents weeds. The garden fencing keeps out all unwanted garden pests."

-Pequenakonck Elementary School .