Food insecurity, climate change, and fuel risk are serious threats to communities around the world. In the small town of Wabowden, Northern Manitoba, Canada, a teacher is literally turning new ground in education and is growing a healthier community in the process. The documentary follows the teacher and her students for an entire growing season and demonstrates how the program develops a sense of responsibility, pride and accomplishment within the students and addresses issues of Community Food Security, Chronic Disease Prevention and Environmental Improvement. The success of the Mel Johnson School Gardening Project has been recognized by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, the David Suzuki Foundation and Manitoba Conservation.