Agriculture/Farming

Clarksdale High School Garden
Delta Directions Consortium
Posted: 07-02-2010

Description
Working with the Healthcorps Coordinator placed at Clarksdale High School, Delta Directions helped to establish a school garden at Clarksdale High School. The garden includes a 20'x40' hoop house, several raised beds, and a plot of land. The students worked in the garden as an afterschool activity during the school year and four students were hired as summer workers in the garden. These students also come to sell the produce at the Clarksdale Farmers Market each week to raise money for the sustainability of the garden.

This project was created through the generosity of the Rock River Foundation, the Get A Life program of the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, the Clarksdale Garden Club, and the Coahoma County Health Council.

During summer 2010, Ava Petrash worked with Delta Directions as a summer intern. As part of her work, she created a fabulous high school garden curriculum that is tailored to school gardens in the Mississippi Delta. Please see the right-hand side of the page to download this wonderful resource.

Dates
Beginning: 03-01-2010
Ending:

Status
Ongoing

Partners
Rock River Foundation, Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, Clarksdale Garden Club, Coahoma County Health Council