Tomas O’Grady, Enrich LA’s co-founder, was inspired to create the non-profit three years ago. The dream began with one edible garden. Today, EnrichLA has built 103 gardens in schools all over L.A. It is considered to be the largest garden non-profit in the nation. The Garden Ranger Program A school garden is only as good as what’s growing in it, and only useful to a school if the students are actually using it. With this realization, EnrichLA created ‘The Garden Ranger Program‘. Every school has a trained garden ranger consistently on site to attend to the garden. The program provides place-based learning opportunities for the students. It also offers fun lesson plans with topics such as nutrition, healthy living, gardening, and environmental stewardship. I feel privileged to call myself a ‘Garden Ranger‘. 🙂 Nature is our most powerful teacher. This is my favorite kind of classroom! A learning environment connecting kids to their food source fuels their curiosity and soothes their anxieties. It also teaches them about responsibility and respect for all living things. At the same time, helping them stay active and healthy. Meanwhile, the childhood obesity rate is still rising. Thus, it is paramount that we connect our children to the … Continue reading EnrichLA is Building a Brighter Future, One Edible Garden at a Time