07/02/2026
🌱 Growing more than a garden.
Leadership Academy youth are learning the value of hard work, sustainability, and healthy living through the campus Garden Program in partnership with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Using organic gardening practices, our youth have helped build garden beds, install irrigation, plant trees, and grow a variety of vegetables and herbs, including okra, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, thyme, parsley, and chocolate mint.
The herbs and vegetables harvested through the program will also be used in the upcoming Summer Cooking Program, giving our youth the opportunity to prepare simple meals using ingredients they grew themselves.
Hands-on experiences like these cultivate confidence, responsibility, and life skills that extend well beyond the garden. 🌿