Students’ gardening program benefits homeless community in West Palm Beach
Every day, elementary students water the vegetables, pull weeds, and measure the nutrients in the soil.
By Danielle Seat
WPTV
Feb 2, 2022
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The Seed of Hope program is a collaborative effort from first- through sixth-grade students and a nonprofit called The Lord’s Place.
Every day, students water the vegetables, pull weeds and measure the nutrients in the soil. They then harvest the organic vegetables and donate them to the Transitional Work Experience Program.
What started as a small pot of plants at Rosarian Academy, is now several large, irrigated garden boxes. The tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, mint, and more are used to help teach and feed people struggling with homelessness by giving them a real-world culinary experience.
Rosarian Academy first grade teacher Mildred Acosta says the gardening program is teaching students lessons that will last them a lifetime.
“I hope that this teaches them that there is a greater world out there than their world here and that it’s important that they give back,” Acosta said. “It doesn’t matter how old they are, that they have the potential to provide service. That they’re able to help others.”
