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Waconia Public Schools
- One-half acre veggie garden & 65 fruit trees in orchard
- Garden designed to teach students the ‘seed to table’ progression
- Produce served in lunchroom summer & fall as well as donated to local food shelf
- Fully irrigated & handicapped accessible on the bases of grants received
- Two garden coordinators & summer interns organized the garden
- Won ribbons at county fair for their veggie entries
- Features a Three Sister Garden (Native American History)
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