The farm to school program is hoping to continue to expand its educational efforts by purchasing a grow lab for Charleston Elementary School. This will allow students to have a more hands-on experience of truly caring for their garden from seed to table.Other schools and partners within Vermont’s NorthEast Kingdom have access to and are able to use grow labs in order to supplement and enhance learning opportunities related to Green Mountain Farm-to-School offerings. In order to make education more equitable, to demonstrate the entire life cycle of growing food, and to continue building upon the offerings we currently provide at Charleston, this grant will allow us to fully incorporate our garden planning efforts with the school and enhance our current educational models and workshops.