Thanks to Extension Program Educator Ron Wolford and a group of Chicago Master Gardeners, these kids from the Bret Harte school have just experienced the joy of harvesting their own fresh vegetables.
The vegetables were grown in EarthBox sub-irrigated planters (SIPs) on the steps of the Museum of Science and Industry, site of the Smart Home.
Why aren't we doing this all over the country to help fight our national problem of obesity and diabetes? The problem isn't money. It is an educational problem pure and simple.
Source:Cook County Master Gardeners at Museum of Science
