Master gardener Sandy Golden, a mentor to junior gardeners at Fayette County's Robert J. Burch Elementary, won the community award sponsored by Kemp's Dalton West Flooring for for the month of December. Golden spends hours at Burch helping with the school's garden and teaching students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade about gardening and the benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables. She has partnered with Burch to help the school build its own community garden where students grow fruits and vegetables. For many students, it's their first time to see the life cycle of a plant from seed, to plant, to fruit, and to seed again. The fruits and vegetables grown in the garden include tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, and a variety of herbs.
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