Growing Gardens|Growing Kids

Bronx Health REACH Healthcorps member Ying has started a new project with an initiative called Pando Projects.

You can read more about her project called Growing Gardens, Growing Kids here.

This project is a great example of how our members truly get involved in the communities they serve!

Ying explains a little more about her project:

WHY — While working with Bronx Health REACH in the South Bronx, it was not hard to recognize the environmental challenges to living a healthy lifestyle. Kids have access to fast food on every corner; fresh produce is hard to find. They grow up without understanding where food comes from, and many do not know what fresh produce tastes like.

WHAT — Growing Gardens Growing Kids will help kids start a community garden in the South Bronx to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables, provide hands-on learning so they understand where food comes from, and to teach them nutrition and healthy habits.

HOW — I will be developing a curriculum for Head Start supervisors to help pre-K children plant their own produce using EarthBoxes, a high-tech, low-maintenance growing system. Lesson plans will teach the children with where food comes from and about healthy eating.

Visit her website if you get a chance and support this great idea!