A School-based Gardening Obesity Intervention for Low-income Minority Children

The intervention consists of building edible gardens at each the eight participating and eligible schools. Educators will be provided to lead 18 gardening, nutrition and cooking lessons throughout the school year intervention to all 3-5th grade students. Nine gardening, nutrition, and cooking classes will be taught to parents every month. Garden Leadership Coalitions (GLCs), made up of parents, teachers and school staff, will be formed and training/resources provided to help with adoption of the program. Training and resources will be provided to the GLCs and teachers in the 2nd year to assist with sustainability.