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4 March 20204 March 2020

Children participating in school gardening projects appear to experience a significant reduction in their BMI and waist circumference

In February 2020 researchers from Italy published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess whether a gardening project at school had any effect on measures of obesity. A … Read more

1 March 20201 March 2020

Although there are some limitations to currently published research, most studies suggest that gardening projects increase fruit and vegetable consumption in children

In February 2017 researchers from the USA published their review of the medical and scientific literature to assess the effect of gardening to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in children. … Read more