Some of you may have heard what is going on at Nelda Mundy Elementary School in Green Valley.  The Daily Republic newspaper ran a front page story on September 3rd about the successful garden being cultivated on the local elementary school campus.  It is a progressive educational program that pairs classroom education with life lessons and hands on experiences.  The garden is on the school campus and is tended to by student and adult volunteers.  The school garden was very fortunate when the Green Valley Agricultural Conservancy provided $1000.00 to get the project off the ground.  The garden was planted with tomatoes and other edibles and recently celebrated the first harvest.  This is a learning opportunity for students to get first hand experiences with topics relating to gardening, farming, and plant biology.  Unfortunately getting a public school garden started is something that cannot be successful without funding and volunteers, which makes it a difficult undertaking.  At Nelda Mundy, the school administrators and parent volunteers are committed to the project.  It is great to see a public school offering today's youth a well rounded education and going out of their way to do so. 

 link:www.dailyrepublic.com/media-post/nelda-mundy-elementary