School gardens planted for healthier diets

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Westford Elementary school is working with Fresh Start Food Gardens and Circle Health to bring fresh fruits and vegetables into the diets of their students, promoting healthy eating with a “seed to stomach” process.

The partnership has helped bring in two raised beds for school gardens that have let students plant seeds and harvest their own plants, learning how to care for the produce they will consume in the coming months.

The students at Crisafulli Elementary School will also get to enjoy new garden beds for planting as well.

Christine Berthold, one of the creators of Fresh Start Food Gardens explained in the local news article that kids who grow their own vegetables are more apt to eat them and she thinks that it will be great for the kids to be a part of the entire growing process.

The gardens will allow more time spent outdoors for classes and healthier fresh fruits and vegetables for kids, who consume most of their daily calories at school.

Having healthier school food environments through gardens has been shown in a study to help increase vegetable consumption in Latino kids and reduce their risks for diabetes and heart disease.

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