Gardening for a cause — why the community comes together each year to raise money for school gardens

A Boulder homeowner rebuilt his garden after the 2013 flood. (KGNU/Andraa Von Boeselager)

Gardening for a cause — why the community comes together each year to raise money for school gardens KGNU News

Garden to Table is a local non-profit that brings gardens and garden programming to schoolchildren. They partner with the Boulder Valley School District to serve more than 6,000 BVSD students, getting them involved in a hands-on learning experience.

Garden to Table supports more than two hundred classrooms at 18 Boulder Valley schools. The program is funded in part by an annual walking tour, that gives the public a chance to see some private homes and gardens, which homeowners open up for the fundraiser.

A garden on the Garden Tour, built in an RV spot. (KGNU/Andraa Von Boeselager)

It’s also a chance to find out what Garden to Table is all about. This year’s tour included a look at the school garden at Foothill Elementary.

KGNU’s Andraa Von attended this year’s garden tour and brings back this report.

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