Like many aspects of Extension, the School Gardening for South Carolina Educators program has remained busy despite the challenges of COVID-19. This year alone the program has brought in:
In 2019-220 the program:
- enrolled 20 new schools
- maintained the 40 existing and active schools already served by the program
- trained more than 175 teachers throughout the state
Along with these successes, all participants completed the program evaluation and rated the program with a high level of satisfaction. The South Carolina Department of Education School Garden and Education Instruction initiative is a partnership between Clemson Cooperative Extension School and Community Gardening and the South Carolina Department of Education South Carolina Farm to School program.
Submitted by: Amy Dabbs, Statewide School and Community Gardening Coordinator
