To encourage fruit and vegetable consumption among youth, experiential food education programs such as gardening and cooking lessons have increased across both community and school settings. A recent ...

A new generation has come of age since the first celebration of Earth Day in 1970. For this and future generations, environmental awareness is an important and burgeoning point of reference. But ...

COLLEGE STATION, TX –- A new generation has come of age since the first celebration of Earth Day in 1970. For this and future generations, environmental awareness is an important and burgeoning point ...

PELZER, S.C. (AP) - Beneath the hot summer sun, a man convicted of voluntary manslaughter wiped sweat from his brow as he took a pair of pruning shears to a strawberry patch. Another felon, convicted ...

Involving children in a school gardening program may do more than cultivate a green thumb. It may also cultivate a greater interest in trying new foods, a new study suggests. Australian researchers ...

School and youth gardening is widely accepted as an educational tool that can boost academic achievement and improve quality of life for students involved in garden-based learning activities. Research ...

Administered by the National Gardening Association (NGA), the grant program is designed to provide funding to local school and youth-focused community garden programs as a fun, innovative way to ...

Older adults who spend time gardening are more likely to eat healthier foods, and report better quality of life and higher energy levels than other seniors who don’t garden, according to new research.

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Now 17 facilities out of the 24 statewide have their own gardening programs, including the Tyger River Correctional Institution in Enoree, which hired a horticulturist in July. Robert Hill traveled ...