Edison Elementary's Gardening Program: Big Lessons from Small Seeds

0:00It's April 10th. Welcome in. This is Teva Bay News today, where local news meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Kids at Edison Elementary and Southeast Seminole Heights are getting their hands dirty with a gardening program that teaches good choices over labeling. People. They tend their own beds packed with cabbages, onions, carrots, radishes, and more. While star fruit trees bloom in the courtyard, each week students show up to nurture the plants, and things really heat up after spring break when the whole school buzzes with excitement. Third graders love yanking our radishes. Fourth graders dig growing all sorts of kale-like purple and curly kinds alongside carrots and others treat. It's like a blank canvas for wild experiments. Last week, they hosted a community market day, selling fresh veggies and honey infused with their own alapeno peppers from a local apothecary. All the cash flows back into the program and rewards kids for monster cabbages or hitting academic targets like when one student nailed

1:00making change on the spot despite the nerves. The school social worker points out how it builds real skills that shine in the classroom from math to confidence. These young growers are proving small seeds lead to big lessons that stick.