Vegetables and herbs will soon be growing on the new plant grounds of PS /MS 20’s very own school garden.
“The Edible Urban Garden” opened last week with the help and efforts of the school’s new principal Joan Riley, parent Estela Blandon, Maritz Hernandez of the Mosholu Community Center after school program, along with assistant principal, Juan Flores. By implementing the garden, the school hopes to bring new light to eating habits, healthy lifestyles, and organic gardening.
The school plans on conducting a cooking lesson that will use the vegetables grown in the garden to serve parents healthy meals prepared by their children. Once grown, the vegetables will be distributed throughout the school.
The PS/MS 20 effort is in partnership with the Bronx Botanical Garden and two gardening initiatives — Green Thumbs of NYC Parks and NYC’S Grow to Learn.