A Child can learn many a things through School nutritional garden:
Looking at current social scenario and the health status of children of India it has become necessary to introduce school nutritional garden into the school’s curriculum to fulfill the shortage of vegetables in mid day meal. Other than this school nutritional garden will also help the children to get agriculture education. This will ultimately help the nation to build a better skilled citizen. Well, as we know that today’s children are tomorrows’ citizen. Furthermore this young generation is moving away from agriculture. Other side the Government of India is planning to add agriculture into the subject. Thus, why don’t we strive to bring some changes by introducing School Nutrition Garden and bring the children close to the agriculture and also fight against malnutrition and other problems.School age children need a good diet in order to develop and grow well to study, to be protected from disease, and to have the energy to get through the day.School Kitchen garden or nutrition garden is primarily intended for continuous supply of fresh and safe vegetables for fulfillment of Daily school dietary use in mid day meal. A number of vegetables are grown in available land for getting a variety of vegetables. Students do most of works. Area of garden, lay out, crops selected etc. depend on availability and nature of land in school campus.
The advantages of School Nutrition Kitchen Garden are :
