Love Football. Plant Gardens.

Athletes teaching health education by gardening

Growing communities and teaching accountability

Take care of the Earth.

Studies show that gardening has positive impacts on communities. Greenspaces lower crime and increase property values.

Dedicated to change

University of Michigan football players Vincent Smith and Martavious Odoms decided that they wanted to give back in a meaningful way.

After discovering their hometown of Pahokee, Florida was once "The Winter Vegetable Capital of the World", Smith and Odoms founded Team Gardens. Clean up, eat right, and exercise.

Team Gardens: Athletes teaching health education by gardening