The best part about our recent school garden build was the excitement for it. We received more than 3,000 applications from schools across the country. That's amazing. And it shows there is an appetite for school gardens and outdoor learning.

Together with community volunteers and Sprouts Farmers Markets employees, we recently built 24 gardens at 24 schools across the country. As a foundation mission-driven to support and "sprout" school gardens, we're proud to call attention to this initiative on #worldfoodday.

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Outdoor education looks different, on purpose. And, we're happy to support it.

Sprouts shoppers: Are you rounding up at the checkout? When you do, you're supporting the Sprouts Foundation and our mission to "sprout" school gardens. Your support means we can support educators and plant a valuable seed with young farmers about the importance of eating local.

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Studies are showing that school garden programs positively impact student health. Just one more, invaluable benefit of outdoor education!

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For teachers growing school gardens, it takes a village. We're proud of the work SGSO Network does and happy to collaborate with them as often as we can -- including next year's Growing School Gardens Summit.

If you see a farmer's market table manned by teachers and students, buy something! Supporting the youngest growers in the community supports their love for producing and selling local goods!

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Passion + Tools + Seeds. That's all it takes to get a school garden going, with one exception: administrator approval. Happy planting!

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It's so exciting to see more schools invest in cafeteria composting. Here's an example of the tons of waste saved by just one school district.

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Oklahoma has its own awards for school gardens. We love it! . And applications are open now.

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Last call for presentation proposals for our School Garden Summit! The deadline to submit is TODAY. Share your knowledge with a community that is eager to learn! . Link here:

Proposals for presentations and lightning talks at the School Garden Summit in March are due by July 31! . Here's the link to submit:

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