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Mabelvale Garden Update »Mabelvale Garden Update This past week, Karl Heinbockel and fellow Delta Garden Study interns have had the opportunity to escape the fluorescent lights of the office and work in the bright sunshine at the Mabelvale Magnet Middle School gardens and greenhouse. In spite of the oppressive heat, there is still much to do to prepare for the coming school year at Mabelvale Magnet Middle School. We are removing the residue from last year's crops (and weeds!) and replacing them with a buckwheat cover crop to revitalize the soil. The buckwheat cover crop suppresses weed growth and once tilled in will add important organic material back into the soil. This allows new plants the ample nutrients necessary to blossom with great vigor. Healthy soil has been our focus this summer. In the fall, we will concentrate our efforts at producing a variety of food crops with the help of our students at Mabelvale! In the coming weeks, we will be continuing to clean up and organize the garden and greenhouse spaces so that this school year will be a great one for Delta Garden Study's showcase garden - Mabelvale!
FrontPage Article »See the Progress on our New Gardens! Don't forget to visit our Garden Schools’ webpages for pictures and stories about the progress of our new gardens. Liana, Kevin, Ryan and Cale have been busy developing their sites, planting a late summer garden, and getting to know their communities. Many thanks to all of their community members who have donated materials, equipment and labor!
About The Delta Garden Study »About The Delta Garden Study 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 academic achievement, in middle school children in the Delta and Central regions of Arkansas.

Delta Garden in the News

Growing healthy habits through school gardens

Source: 501 Life Magazine

You may have read some of the studies in magazines and books about today’s generation of children who may not live as long as their parents. Issues such as less physical activity and a diet high in processed foods contribute to this trend.  Read more.

 

E-I-E-I-O

Source: Delta Crossroads Magazine
Published: Fall 2011

Imagine the rustling of sweet cornleaves in the crisp dawn, the bright coughof a colorful chicken, the light smell ofearth and condensation, the soft cries ofkittens warming themselves in bundles ofhay. You might imagine you are on a familyfarm in northeast Arkansas, not in aclassroom. Read more.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

The Delta Garden Study Expands Across State

Source: KARK 4 News
Published: September 20 2011
They're growing a garden and an education. The Delta Garden Study is right here in Arkansas and it's the biggest of its kind. 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.

 

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.

 

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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