Fla. elementary school’s ‘food forest’ serves dual purpose

Not only do Twin Lakes Elementary School students grow and harvest fresh produce in their ‘food forest’ for lunch, they also take home items weekly, reports WLRN.org.

Last spring Twin Lakes was one of 10 schools in Miami-Dade County, Fla., that permitted it students to plant new food forests. Students have grown passion fruit, sweet potatoes and greens, including kale, Okinawa spinach, lemongrass and cranberry hibiscus, officials say.

Adam Lopez, a third grader at Twin Lakes, told the website he likes to make salads with what he brings home.

“I also sometimes eat the cranberry hibiscus raw. It’s very good if you just wash it,” he said.

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