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Calvin Coolidge Elementary highlighted for $10,000 community garden grant
Summary
Calvin Coolidge Elementary principal Kelly Bell told the Binghamton City School District board the school used a roughly $10,000 urban-farm grant to build towers and beds, engage students in hands-on learning and distribute surplus produce to local pantries and families.
Calvin Coolidge Elementary principal Kelly Bell told the Binghamton City School District Board of Education that the school used a roughly $10,000 urban-farm grant to establish a community garden that doubled as a classroom resource.
"We were awarded $10,000, a little more than $10,000 to get it started," Bell said, describing how staff,…
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