# Southington Schools & Community Gardens Collaboration

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Last updated: 2026-11-08T02:44:50.031Z

> Helping our community grow by providing technical assistance, resources and partnerships that help to cultivate healthy eaters, while assisting in the

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## Southington Schools & Community Gardens Collaboration

The Southington Schools & Community Gardens Collaboration is helping its community grow by providing technical assistance, resources and partnerships that help to cultivate healthy eaters, while assisting in the production of sustainably grown food.

In 1909, Ventura, California schoolteacher Zilda M. Rogers wrote to the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of California, Berkeley, a primary proponent and provider of garden education resources for schoolteachers.

is a natural fit with garden programs as it provides a responsible way to reuse biodegradable waste. It's also a way to teach students about the natural cycles of life and the recycling of nutrients in the ecosystem. Composting can also help remind students they are part of a bigger picture. What they do matters. By composting they are taking a step to care for our environment and give back to the garden. Just as each microorganism deep within the compost pile individually is small, when all the organisms work together they are able to decompose large amounts of waste and contribute beautiful, rich soil to the garden.

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