One landowner offered up a large, unused plot of land for agarden and high school classes have come out to plant and harvest tomatoes, squash, potatoes and melons, Anderson said.
But within just a few years, the program blossomed, and his Richmond Schoolyard Society now encompasses a 5, 000 square foot garden, where over 1, 500 kids each get a little plot of land to till, tend, harvest, and enjoy.