In the Garden, June 1976

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This file appears in: Ben Franklin Elementary Gardening Program
In the Garden, June 1976

Student gardeners examine pea pods in the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School garden.

Image courtesy of Cleveland State Library Special Collections

This file appears in: Ben Franklin Elementary Gardening Program

By The Cleveland Historical team
In 1904, the Cleveland Public Schools began a small school gardening program which quickly expanded into a multi-million dollar, district-wide deal. Generations of schoolchildren participated by growing food, beautifying vacant lots, and learning…