Organic garden program grows in Fallbrook schools

How about some good news for a change about our schools? Did you know that the surge for garden programs in the schools across this nation are like the victory gardens of WWII? The enthusiasm is expanding. The rewards are slowly starting to show how dynamic this aspect of education can be on the rest of the school curriculum.

Last month, my article was on horticultural therapy, active and passive, through exposure to the garden. How it builds self-esteem, self-worth, goal-setting and achieving, increases decision-making, problem-solving and the list goes on and on. How wonderful such a simple...