Atoka Head Start students participate in garden study

The Choctaw Head Start in Atoka participated in a garden study over the past six weeks. The children planted lettuce in the green house at the Choctaw Community Center.

Each week the children and staff made walking field trips to water and pick the lettuce; the lettuce was harvested and prepared for lunch for the children. Councilman Anthony Dillard also assisted in our gardening study. During this study children learned about fruits and vegetables, growing foods, harvesting foods, and cooking.