Highland Middle Schoolers to Participate in Delta Garden Study

Source: Ozark Area Network
Published: May 16, 2011
6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in Highland, Arkansas are the recent recipients of The Delta Garden Study Grant. The Delta Garden Study is a $2 million research study funded by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service designed to prevent childhood obesity and social risk behaviors, and improve academics, in middle school children in the Delta and Central regions of Arkansas. Read more.

Harrisburg digs its way to a new garden

Source: Poinsett County Democrat Tribune
Published: May 16, 2011
Harrisburg Middle School celebrated its new Delta Garden Study grant, sponsored by the USDA and Agricultural Research Service, on Tuesday, May 10, by having a ribbon cutting and breaking ground, where soon their new garden will be located.Read more.

School breaks ground on new vegetable garden

Source: KAIT8
Published: May 10, 2011
HARRISBURG, AR (KAIT) - The Delta Garden at Harrisburg Middle School will participate in a program to grow healthy produce in class. The school, which is one of five in the state in the garden program, will join with Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute and the USDA to create a garden for students. Read more.
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Schoolyard Garden Study For Students

Source: Marshall Mountain Wave
Published: May 10, 2011
Marshall 6, 7 and 8th graders will literally be digging into one of their study curriculums during their 2011-2012 school year. Searcy County School District has been chosen as one of four schools to participate in a garden pilot study program. Read more.

Delta Garden Study Uses ARCF Grant to Teach Kids to Cook Healthy Foods

Source: The Arkansas Community Foundation
Published: April 19, 2011
Last summer, Mabelvale Middle School's campus was transformed into a garden laboratory - the first phase in a major USDA-funded experiment to discover whether childhood obesity can be decreased and school bonding increased through...gardening. Read more.

Become a FoodCorps Member and Help Grow School Gardens!

Source: GreenAR by the Day
Published: March 30, 2011
Apply to become a FoodCorps service member and help develop Farm-to-School programs! In December 2010, FoodCorps chose the Delta Garden Study as one of 10 programs to participate in a new national farm-to-school initiative in 2011. Read more.

Highland receives Delta garden grant

Source: The Batesville Daily Guard
Published: March 21, 2011
HIGHLAND — Highland Middle School has been chosen as one of four Arkansas schools to receive the Delta Garden Study grant, a $2 million research study funded by the United States Department of Agriculture research service. Read more.

Delta Garden Study Reports Progress

Source: kait8
Published: January 19, 2011
The Delta Garden Study is a $2 million, USDA-funded research project that's putting one-acre gardens on the campuses of 10 Arkansas schools to cut obesity, teach kids about locally grown produce and also reduce risks like fighting and absenteeism. Read more.

Arkansas Schools Try Hands-On Approach at Tackling Childhood Obesity

Source: UALR Public Radio KUAR FM 89.1
Published: December 21, 2010
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Helping Grow Healthy Kids: ACHRI Delta Garden Study Named a FoodCorps Host Site as Part of 10-State Launch

Source: Arkansas Children's Hospital
Published: December 6, 2010
FoodCorps, a new national AmeriCorps school garden and farm-to-school service program, has named the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) Delta Garden Study as one of 10 institutions it will collaborate with to launch the initiative in 2011. The ACHRI Delta Garden Study was chosen to participate from a pool of more than 100 applicants across the nation. Read more.