GROWING A HEALTHY FUTURE

Join us for an evening celebrating 10 Years of Teaching Gardens in Los Angeles. Help us plant the seeds of change in our local communities.

Ten years ago, the American Heart Association joined forces with child-nutrition activist and philanthropist Kelly Chapman Meyer to create an interactive garden program on elementary school campuses. The Teaching Gardens program serves as a real-life laboratory where kids learn to plant seeds, nurture growing plants, harvest produce and ultimately learn the value of good eating habits. About 1 in 3 kids and teens in the U.S. is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963. Early childhood is key to developing lifelong healthy eating habits. The Teaching Gardens program is one of many local AHA initiatives dedicated to helping prevent cardiovascular disease and stroke.

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