LHTYF, Axis Capital, and Home Depot Nurture Gardening Skills in Atlanta-Area Students
Live Healthy & Thrive Youth Foundation (LHTYF), in partnership with Axis Capital and The Home Depot, presented the 16th Annual Gardens Are For Kids project at Kelly Lake Elementary School in Decatur, GA. This program provides students with an interactive introduction to agriculture while connecting gardening to nutrition, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), environmental awareness, and healthy decision-making.
'Gardening gives children the opportunity to learn by doing,' said Dr. Lori A. Manns, President of Live Healthy & Thrive Youth Foundation, Inc. 'When a child plants a seed, watches it grow and ultimately harvests something they helped produce, the experience creates a powerful connection between agriculture, nutrition, and personal responsibility.'
The program emphasizes that healthy food does not begin in a grocery store, it begins with an understanding of agriculture, the environment, and the work involved in growing nutritious food. Axis Capital and The Home Depot continue to support LHTYF's commitment to providing Atlanta-area students with meaningful, hands-on educational experiences.