For more than a century, California has been a leader in the school garden movement. Recent supporters of school gardens in California include the state's First Lady, Maria Shriver. In 2006, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1535, the California School Instructional Garden Act, which provides $15 million for new and ongoing garden efforts. To learn more about this landmark legislation, how it has been implemented, and what the early outcomes are, please read the Assembly Bill Policy Brief by clicking on the link below.
E-Brief Calif Instruct School Garden