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The Highland Park Garden at Highland Park Elementary School is an educational project for students, teachers, parents, and others. Home to two unique raised beds, this garden was established through a grant from Home Depot and the determination of several Highland Park Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) members. Dave and Jennifer Craft, a teacher at the school, provided soil for the raised beds and coordinated work efforts alongside Principal Scott Cleland. The beds are shaped like an “H” and a “P” to represent school spirit.

Founding RiW board member Pam Standish and her husband, John Standish, created a “square-foot gardening” project in one of the beds and a pumpkin patch in the other. With the help of students, this garden is a thriving educational hands-on garden experience.

There is an aeroponic tower garden and lights inside the school, which engage students year-round.