Growing Change

29% of the youth (ages 3-17) in the Fox Valley are overweight or obese, according to the website the Weight of the Fox Valley. For this next semester, I am partnered with Dani Stolley, founder and executive director of Growing Oshkosh. Growing Oshkosh is a local urban farm that is branching out and giving back to the community by creating school gardens at local public elementary schools. The goal of school gardens is to encourage healthy eating in our community. By creating gardens at elementary schools we are not only educating children how to create their own gardens, but teaching them healthy eating habits at a young age.