Cordrey Charities supports vegetable gardens at local schools

Cordrey Charities, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public on the many benefits of living among plants, recently partnered with Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids to support its Education Cultivation program.

Through the charities’ recent donation of compost from East Coast Garden Center to Sussex Academy elementary school, another step was taken toward enabling Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids’ vision of having a vegetable garden in every school in Delaware. Rachel Terracina, HFHK program coordinator for Kent and Sussex counties, said Mike Harrigan from East Coast Garden Center was an absolute champion in making sure the compost delivery went smoothly.

Earlier this year, East Coast GC also partnered with HFHK on a similar donation for Lewes Elementary School. HFHK currently supports 48 schools throughout Delaware, and 21,000 students participate in its Education Cultivation program.

Cordrey Charities was established by Cordrey Companies, which includes East Coast Garden Center and RSC Landscaping in Millsboro. Over the years, the Cordrey family, through its business and charity, has supported many educational programs for both children and adults to better understand the direct relationship between a healthy lifestyle and the incorporation of plants in one’s life.