Defunding School Gardens Jeopardizes More Than Kids’ Learning About Food

NYC community interest in them is skyrocketing, but the city cut GrowNYC anyway

Photo courtesy of Edible Schoolyard NYC

In 2015, Bianca Bibiloni, a science teacher at P.S. 14 in Corona, Queens, built a raised bed garden on top of a concrete schoolyard after attending a free workshop given by GrowNYC, the nonprofit that runs over…