School Gardens

School gardens create a hands-on learning environment where students can care for and watch their vegetables grow, develop confidence, and gain an understanding of how healthy food is produced. To start a gardening program with your own students, check out the Let’s Move School Garden Checklist or contact one of the following local organizations that support school gardens:

• Green Our Planet
• University of Nevada Extension

Gardening Guides

Let’s Move Community Garden Checklist
Step-by-step guide to growing your own fruits and vegetables with friends and neighbors.

Eat Smart, Move More
Garden planning and resource guide with tips on storing and preparing home-grown produce.

The People’s Garden
A national initiative to connect people to agriculture and unite communities in a common effort.

Farmers Market Event Coordinator Permit Discount

The Southern Nevada Health District is working with partners to make healthy food more accessible in our community. A $50 discount on the annual Farmers Market Event Coordinator Permit is available for markets that accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. For more information on the discount program please visit the Southern Nevada Health District website.

Accepting SNAP Benefits

Nevada market managers as well as local farmers and producers can become authorized to accept SNAP benefits by applying online. Download the Accepting SNAP Checklist and Central Terminal Set-Up for details. For more information, contact at gethealthy@snhd.org.

Nevada Grown

Nevada Grown is a nonprofit Nevada corporation on a mission to foster the success of sustainable agriculture and encourage healthy eating for Nevada’s communities through education, support, and promotion