The Boise Urban Garden School helps children make meaningful connections between global environmental issues and real choices they make every day about the food they eat—choices that affect their health, the environment, the local economy, and both personal and social responsibility.

Through hands-on, inquiry-based learning that encourages participants to ask questions, gather information, and investigate possibilities, BUGS guides students to reflect on the question, “Where does our food come from, and why does it matter?”

BUGS cultivates a love of learning by providing unique opportunities.

• Hands-on experiences with nature, gardening, and preparing fresh foods
• Empowerment through creating and sustaining a small
  business at the BUGS produce stand
• Growth through a variety of integrated art, literacy, and
  kinesthetic experiences
• Outreach to the community as students share the
  harvest and their experiences