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Mission Statement

To provide students with special needs the educational enrichment and therapeutic benefits of hands-on gardening and outdoor exploration under the guidance of trained garden volunteers and staff; to provide students a comprehensive curriculum in the outdoors focused on the four instructional environments identified by the Los Angeles and Pasadena Unified School Districts:

  1. Domestic
  2. Recreation/Leisure
  3. Community Access
  4. Vocational
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This program is supported by foundation grants and in-kind donations.

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We would like to acknowledge Harvest Garden’s collaborative partners:

UCCE Los Angles Common Ground Program

Nutrition Network

LAUSD District Office of Transition Services

La Cucina Italiana

 

 
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