“When a student who is living in a world where most of what they are reading or seeing is different from the language that their family speaks at home sees in the garden something that they recognize — whether its a plant or a word on a sign — that student feels a sense of belonging, and a sense of excitement because they can make connections between the garden, themselves, their family, their home, and their life at school.” We recently had the pleasure to talk with Nicole Dugat, Executive Director of schoolyardroots about the new garden signs at Flatwoods Elementary. They were awarded the Little Seeds #PollinatorPals Grant in Summer 2021, which helped fund a garden rebuild, pollinator garden, and inclusive signage. The garden now hosts a diverse mix of annual and perennial fruiting and flowering plants that attract beneficial pollinators, show the full life cycle of plants, and invite curiosity and exploration through the senses. Nicole emphasizes that “one of our biggest jobs as g...