The goal of the program is to introduce children to hands-on agriculture and nutrition education as well as encourage public schools to use locally grown South Carolina produce in their school menus.  

After completing a competitive application process, representatives from the twenty awarded schools were required to participate in both online and hands on training sessions before receiving an all-inclusive gardening kit, The Garden STEM curriculum, and other materials used to grow their own vegetables at their schools.  Congratulations to Blue Ridge Elementary on being named a 2019 School Garden and Education Instruction awardee!