Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School’s gardens continue to make the grade! The American Heart Association recently announced its 2020-21 Teaching Gardens Network grant recipients, and E.J. is among the 40 selected schools and community programs nationwide that will receive a $2,000 grant and resources such as garden space mentors.

(Photo Courtesy of LBI School District)
According to AHS, which has been fighting heart disease and stroke for nearly 100 years, the grantees “have showed tremendous commitment connecting children to gardens,…
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