Our Kitchen Table is thrilled to announce that we will be growing healthy organic food with more schools this spring, summer and fall. In addition to Glenwood Elementary School in Kentwood and Campus Elementary School in Grand Rapids, we will be back at Grand Rapids Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy and, for the first time, Grand Rapids Dickinson Elementary.

The Program for Growth not only enlists students in gardening. Their parents and caregivers are encouraged to volunteer in the garden and attend classes on healthy eating led by a registered dietitian. With direction from OKT peer garden coach Belinda Henderson, families who chose to are provided with organic food plants, soil, containers or raised beds, and coaching so they can grow their own food at home as well.