Ten Organizations Award with Teaching Garden Grants
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- 10 organizations across Hamilton County have received a thousand dollar grant from the Hamilton County Health Department.
This is a part of the Step One Program as they awarded their annual Teaching Garden Grants.
The grants go towards creating community gardens that are used not only to grow food for their community but for teaching sustainability and creativity.
Christopher Marinello, the Step One Teaching Garden Grant Coordinator at the Health Department, said, “This program helps to build capacity in children and community members to take what they’ve learned and translate that into potentially growing food at their own home and having that healthier relationship with food and vegetables.”
The 10 winning organizations include schools, medical facilities, and community centers.
Here’s a full list of the winners:
- The Bethlehem Center- The Farm at the Beth
- Chattanooga Room in the Inn- CRITI Kids Teaching Therapy Garden
- East Ridge High School- East Ridge High School Garden
- Ivy Academy- Ivy Academy Teaching Garden
- LifeSpring Community Health- Addressing Family Food Insecurity and Encouraging Healthy Eating Through Gardening
- Lookout Valley Elementary School- Lookout Valley Teaching Garden
- MoMentum Network- MoMentum Village Garden
- The Mountain Arts Community Center- The Mountain Arts Community Center Teaching Garden
- North Hamilton Elementary School- NHCE Teaching Garden
- Orange Grove Center- Garden of Eden
