ALTA LOMA ELEMENTARY NEW EDIBLE GARDEN to be built

750 students of Alta Loma Elementary School will directly benefit from the Alta Loma Farm. The commitment of the school and community to help build the garden in March is nearly as overwhelming

as the dedication to nurture it to fruition for future Alta Loma students. The garden also provides an

alternative activity that promotes teamwork and healthy living in schools that are centered around

sports. The Farm will be a place for the community to gather and rally around the school just like

basketball courts and football stadiums.

Alta Loma Farm will be nestled in an ethnically diverse neighborhood in Central LA that will also directly

benefit from installing the Farm. Nearly half the school’s students are current English Learners and 100%

are receiving free or reduced fee lunches through the federal school lunch program. Providing this garden for these students will expose them to an understanding of nutrition that they are not likely to

receive elsewhere. These demographics are indicative of the surrounding community’s great need for

assistance. As with other EnrichLA gardens, the proposed farm has already inspired parents and community members to be more involved at the school. As we like to say, “Working together, anything

is possible.”