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At Longneck Elementary, students step into the SNAC (School Nutrition Agri-Culture) Garden each week to explore science, nutrition, and sustainability through hands-on experiences. In the garden, students arenāt just learningātheyāre planting, observing, tasting, and discovering the natural world around them!
Weāre raising $500 to enhance the garden and provide more learning opportunities for every student at Longneck Elementary.
Why This Matters
The SNAC Garden is more than just a place to grow plantsāitās a living classroom where students:
Learn how food is grown and harvested
Discover the role of soil, compost, and pollinators
Engage in hands-on STEM lessons
Develop healthy eating habits by trying fresh fruits and vegetables
Practice mindfulness and teamwork in a natural environment
For many students, the SNAC Garden is a place of excitement and discovery, where they gain real-world knowledge about the food they eat and the environment around them.
Our Goal: $500
Your donation will help us provide essential resources to support student learning, including:
$10 ā Buys seeds and soil for students to plant and nurture
$25 ā Provides tools and materials for hands-on activities
$50 ā Supports a full class lesson with a garden educator
$100+ ā Helps maintain and expand the garden for future students
How You Can Help
By donating, youāre ensuring that every child at Longneck Elementary has the chance to experience hands-on, outdoor learningāconnecting them with nature, science, and the food they eat in a fun and engaging way.
š Help us reach our $500 goal and keep the SNAC Garden growing strong!
About SNAC Garden Foundation
Mission: to enrich communities through cultivating meaningful relationships to nature, food, and personal well-being.
The SNAC (School Nutrition Agri-Culture) Garden Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming schoolyards into vibrant outdoor classrooms where students of all backgrounds can engage in hands-on environmental STEM education, health education, and ecological stewardship.
Through weekly garden-based lessons, we provide over 2,500 students at Longneck Elementary, North Georgetown Elementary,Ā Georgetown Middle School, and Howard T. Ennis with meaningful opportunities to connect with nature, grow their own food, and develop lifelong healthy habits. Our trained garden educators lead lessons on topics such as soil health, plant life cycles, sustainable agriculture, and nutritionāensuring every child has access to outdoor learning experiences.
By integrating gardening with science, history, and mindfulness, we empower students to become environmental stewards and cultivate a deeper connection to their communities.
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What is something youāve learned about gardens that you didnāt know before?
āSomething I did not know about [before the SNAC Garden] is all of the nutrients that plants need.ā ā Damien, 5th gradeĀ
āI learned that if you grow the same thing in the same spot every year it damages the soil.ā ā Victoria, 5th grade Ā
āI learned that there are more types of things to eat and that the SNAC garden is awesome.ā ZaāKaiya, 4th gradeĀ
āI learned that Native Americans used the āthree sistersā method of companion planting in their gardens.ā ā Alianna, 5th gradeĀ
āIf you bury something it changes form and the way it looks.ā ā Leah, 5th gradeĀ
āIf we put plastic in the garden it will never decompose.ā ā Lilly, 5th gradeĀ
āHow plants live and feed themselves with sunlight.ā ā Kendall, 4th gradeĀ
āI learned that radishes grow seeds in pods and that we eat them from the root.ā ā Kimberly, 4th grade Ā
