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School garden offers learning from the ground up

A gardening project at Bedford’s Davis Elementary gives students hands-on lessons in nature, sharing

By Kathleen Burge

 |  Globe Staff |  

  November 24, 2011

Three years ago, students at the Davis Elementary School in Bedford started growing a small circle of flower bulbs and garlic. Lots of schools have begun to plant small gardens in their school yards. But at the Davis Elementary, students planted so many vegetables and herbs - including chard, kale, eggplant, lettuce, beans, tomatoes, beets, cabbage - that they donated more than 500 pounds of produce to local food pantries.

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