Build School Gardens in Inner-City Los AngelesEnvironmental Media Association

"We want to use it as a point of education, to talk about health and how delicious it is to eat fresh food, and how you can take that food and make it part of a healthy diet," Michelle Obama.

Our plan is to construct 20 gardens at inner-city schools. When children are growing their own fresh fruits and vegetables in a garden they are more likely to eat them. Healthy food choices made early by children will motivate their behavior for the rest of their lives.

Gardens are outdoor classrooms! Through hands-on experience, student gardeners learn lessons in team-work, problem solving and patience, history and math. In fact, 77% of students taking part in garden-based education score higher on standardized tests and have higher grade point averages.

EMA will create a comprehensive garden-based curriculum bringing celebrity mentors to schools and helping work with teachers to motivate and inspire children to effect positive change in their lives.