Journal of NACAA

Evaluation of a Vertical Garden Education Program

ISSN 2158-9429

Volume 11, Issue 2 - December 2018

Editor: Linda Chalker-Scott

Abstract

A vertical garden education program was planned and implemented to determine its effectiveness as a substitute for traditional school gardens. Eight weekly lessons were conducted in January through March of 2017 at two schools (one elementary and one middle school) and involved a mixture of lecture and hands-on growing of vegetables on the vertical gardens. A post-instruction evaluation found that students showed an increase in their knowledge of nutritional foods and growing vegetables. These results show that vertical gardens are an option for schools that do not have the space for a traditional school garden.