Cynthia Covarrubias
Better Living for Texans
Hello Zapata County, this Better Living for Texans page is all about our Community Gardens! This page will let you of our ongoing and upcoming programs as well as providing resources on gardening and harvesting!
Please contact us for any questions or to request any program at your desired location.
Free nutrition and physical activity through gardening classes in Zapata County!
Growing and Nourishing Healthy Communities (GNHC) is 6-session garden sessions for adults. This is open to the community and focuses on the gardening basics, learning about insects and diseases, safe soil education, and ensuring a healthy harvest.
Ongoing Programs:
- The River Pierce Foundation
- Growing and Nourishing Healthy Communities
- Mondays at 10 am
Learn, Grow, Eat & Go! is a 10-session garden educational classes for youth. This is implemented at schools in collaboration with teachers and parent volunteers. Garden implementation increases nutrition, science, and physical activity knowledge in students.
Ongoing Programs:
- Villarreal Elementary
- Learn, Grow, Eat, & Go!
- Mondays at 2:15 pm
Early Childhood Learn, Grow, Eat, & Go! is a 4-session garden educational classes for youth – kindergarten. This is implemented at schools, daycares, head start, and learning centers in collaboration with teachers and parent volunteers. Plant exposure increases nutrition, science, and physical knowledge in students.
Walk Across Texas is an adult and youth 6–8-week program encouraging Texans to walk 832 miles, the length it takes to walk across Texas!
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