Garden opens Roosevelt High School to the community

A new community garden project at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles has students hoping it will bring better food, better health and more community volunteers to the school."The impact of such gardens on youth is just beginning to be studied. One small three-month study recently followed 34 low-income Latino students who participated in the L.A. Sprouts/Milagro Allegro Community Garden in Los Angeles. Researchers found that by participating in the program, the students lowered their body mass index (BMI) as well as their blood pressure, when compared to a control group." Read the full story in Boyle Heights Beat.