How an urban school’s gardening project healed a community

by Stephen Ritz

Photo: Green Biz

“The Power of a Plant” is the inspiring story about how teacher Stephen Ritz incorporated gardening and plants into the curriculum in his South Bronx school, moving the graduation rate of students from 17 percent to 100 percent and improved attendance to 93 percent. 

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