Bloomfield Hills organization partners with Elon Musk’s brother to bring gardens to local schools – The Oakland Press

National nonprofitBig Green, run by Elon Musk's brother Kimbal, is teaming up with Hazon: the Jewish Lab for Sustainability in Bloomfield Hills to bring food education and outdoor learning gardens to Michigan classrooms.

HazonExecutive Director Wren Hack gets ready to help participating schools plant produce.

Big Green was founded in 2011 by Kimbal Musk and Hugo Matheson; theywere inspired to use school gardens as a way to help kids increase their preference for nutritious foods, develop healthier responses to stress and improve their academic performance.

Ava Jackson,Big Green program manager, said nonprofit leaders brought the organization to Michigan last year with a goal of building 100 gardens by 2020. She said she is excited this summer to partner with Hazon.Hazon is working to build a movement that strengthens Jewish life and contributes to a more environmentally sustainable world for all.

Beginning the week of June 22,the organization will plant six to seven garden beds per participating school with beans, squash and carrots crops. Ferndale Public Schools will be participating at each one of its five schools; Oak Park, Hazel Park and Southfield Public Schools are also participating.

For additional information and to get involved, visithazon.org/regions/detroit.

-Submitted bySari M. Cicurel

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