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How to chose just one of these fantastic resources. I have explored all and love them

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How to chose one! All of the garden based resources are fantastic!

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KidsGardening supports the educators and caregivers bringing the life-changing benefits of gardening to kids.

We support educators and families with grant funding, original educational resources, inspiration, and community to get more kids learning through the garden.

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We create opportunities for kids to learn and grow through gardening, engaging their natural curiosity and wonder. Helping young minds grow!

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The Lonoke County Office, AR Cooperative Extension Service is part of the UofA Division of Agriculture. They provide research-based information and education to help ag classes, 4-H, FACS, or communities in Lonoke County.

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Lonoke County, Arkansas Extension Office | Lonoke 4-H, Agriculture, and FCS services

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Lonoke County, Arkansas Extension Office | Lonoke 4-H, Agriculture, and FCS services

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The Lonoke County Extension Office offers free and low-cost educational classes on agriculture, gardening, 4-H and youth development clubs, and food and cooking safety.

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Both this site and the one for Arkansas' Farm to ECE (my home state) site have a great wealth of resources.

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One of my favorite resources is the Kids Gardening website. They provide grant opportunities, lessons, discussion boards. If I have to research something or look up grants, this is where I begin. Check it out!

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KidsGardening - Helping Young Minds Grow

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Christopher Szkutak, Administrator and Yasuko Mitsuoka Grow, Designer

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Educatros | Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom

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Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom website provides K-12 educators with engaging resources to increase agricultural literacy among their students.

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Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service | University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture

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Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service | University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture

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Your best source for unbiased, research-based information on agriculture, communities, the economy, families and youth.

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The Boston public library has a seed library where they encourage you to grow your own garden. It is a great resource! Stephanie Shinas Boston, MA

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Library of Things The BPL’s Library of Things is a circulating collection of non-traditional materials! The Library of Things is…

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Planting in the Garden The Giant Carrot
Students choose what to grow, how to grow it, and when to plant a fall garden.

August

Garden Alphabet
A Farmer's Alphabet, A Gardener's Alphabet

Students will make observations and build an understanding of the properties of common objects in the garden. They will share information about what is in the garden by describing the objects through illustration and descriptive writing.

September

Garden Planning This Year's Garden

Students learn what people need to create a successful a garden and what plants need to thrive. Through a hands-on activity, students learn about mapping and construct a "bird's-eye-view" picture of a garden bed. Through a reflection process, students work together to make group decisions in planning a classroom garden.

February

Literacy Beds
any piece of children's literature with a garden theme

The class will plan, plant, and grow a garden based on a piece of children's literature.

February

Poetry in the Garden
In Our Backyard Garden, Scarecrow

Students will strengthen their creative writing skills by writing poems that connect with the garden.

April

Yucky Worms, An Earthworm's Life

Teach students about life cycles by learning about worms and the ways they benefit the garden and farms. Through reading literature and completing hands-on activities, the class will conduct a worm investigation and observe that the organisms (and other animals) need food, air and space to grow.

May

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https://community.kidsgardening.org/resources/seed-sharing

It would be exciting for our students to learn how to save some of the seeds from our garden and to share them with other programs. The link is directly to the spreadsheet, but the entire site is a gem.

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GrowBoston’s goal is to increase food production and support local food producers in Boston, including gardeners, farmers, beekeepers, and more. Our work builds on the long-term work of the Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH). MOH, through the Grassroots Program, has been supporting the development of community gardens, urban farms, food forests, and other open spaces through land disposition and capital funding for more than 25 years.

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National Agriculture in the Classroom has lesson plans, read alouds and activities. It's a great resource for inspiration.

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National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization and National Center for Agricultural Literacy

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Curriculum Resources | National Agriculture in the Classroom

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The National Agriculture in the Classroom provides K-12 educators with engaging resources to increase agricultural literacy among their students.

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I love the new Eat, Learn Grow website-https://www.eatlearngrowga.org

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My classroom parents and my local library have been excellent resources for me. MaryJane Tyler Bright Haven, Springdale Arkansas

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I work with early childhood programs and I like the many resources from NLI. They have a complete garden guide that covers all aspects but they also have shorter "leaflets" and infosheets with lots of pictures and practical information.

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Preschool Gardening Activity Guide | NLI

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The Preschool Gardening Activity Guide, companion to the Childcare Center Production Garden Series, is based on the NLI Preventing Obesity by Design (POD) program. The aim is to elevate children’s knowledge and enthusiasm for eating fresh fruit and vegetables.

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I love the downloadable journals and lesson plans for working outdoors in our Gardens!

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Lessons, Activities, and Resources

Educators! Delve in to find hands-on materials designed to immerse kids in nature, inspire place-based curiosity, and merge classroom learning with outdoor education.

The American Public Gardens Association offers various levels of membership including student, institutional, and corporate membership.

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Educators! Delve in to find hands-on materials designed to immerse kids in nature, inspire place-based curiosity, and merge classroom learning with outdoor education. The American Public Gardens Association offers various levels of membership including student, institutional, and corporate membership. Sign me up! Your privacy is safe with the heroes.

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I'm not sure how prevalent this program is in other states, but Oregon State University's Extension Service runs an excellent Master Gardener program state-wide. They are an awesome support system in volunteering in the garden (especially in the summer) and provide a wealth of knowledge.

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Join a growing community of educators, families, and volunteers bringing the joys of gardening to kids.

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The Vermont Garden Network has some really great resources for youth gardening projects, including schools and early childhood education, as well as a lot of information about collective gardening in general. (Margot Maloney)

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Whether learning is a central goal of your garden or not, providing opportunities for gardeners to build their skills and knowledge in the garden will ultimately make for a more engaged garden community and more successful garden season.

Some questions you may want to ask yourselves as you're setting up garden education programming:

What knowledge and skills are already available within my garden community?

What barriers might there be to participation in garden education opportunities?

What do people want to learn? What do they need to learn to be successful?

If you're operating your garden program in a school or early care setting, here are some resources to guide you in our outdoor learning journey:

Check out our post with tips and related resources for Bringing Your Classroom Outside, exploring challenges and opportunities in outdoor learning.

Education Outside offers extensive resources for educators engaging in outdoor learning, including topics like culturally inclusive outdoor classrooms, best practices for teaching in the school garden, cooking outside, curriculum, and more.

View VCGN's Successful School Garden Video Series, produced in 2014 to highlight successful and innovative approaches to community involvement, curriculum integration and engaging youth.

Whatever knowledge you can't find in your own garden community, you're likely to find it in your broader community. Additionally, there are a wealth of garden learning resources in the library and on the web - we've included some of our favorite youth gardening curriculum resources below. General gardening resources can be found on our Growing in the Garden page.

Garden-based Youth Curriculum & Activity Resources

Vermont Garden-based Curriculum Resources

Other Favorite Websites with Garden-based Curriculum Resources & Publications

A Sampling of Books on Youth Garden-based Learning

Coblyn, S. (2001). French Fries and the Food System: A year-round curriculum connecting youth with farming and food. Lincoln, MA: The Food Project.

Gale, G. (2001). Growing Together: A guide for building inspired, diverse and productive youth communities. Lincoln, MA: The Food Project

Kiefer , J., Kemple, M., and American Community Gardening Association (1998). Digging Deeper: Integrating Youth Gardens Into Schools & Communities. Montpelier, VT: Food Works, Common Roots Press.

Larson, Nathan, Teaching in Nature's Classroom: Core Principles of Garden-based Education: http://www.teachinginnaturesclassroom.org

Life Lab, Curricula & Activity Guides: https://lifelab.org/new-store/

Parrella, Deborah. Project Seasons: Hands-On Activities for Discovering the Wonders of the World. Shelburne Farms, 1995.

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Education Resources - Vermont Garden Network

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Whether learning is a central goal of your garden or not, providing opportunities for gardeners to build their skills and knowledge in the garden will ultimately make for a more engaged garden community and more successful garden season.

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This site has so many gardening ideas and inspiration for days! I made sure to book mark it for easy access! I highly encourage all to check it out!

Danielle- Madison, WI

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KidsGardening - Helping Young Minds Grow

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Growing Minds is an excellent source for Farm to School. This link specifically brings you to gardening activities:

https://growing-minds.org/garden-lesson-plans/

Fun activities:

https://www.backyardkid.com/home

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New York Agriculture in the Classroom is a very helpful program. It offers a lot of activities, opportunities, and even grants to teachers.

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This teacher and kid friendly web site provides educators and students with information, lesson plans, activities, and state contacts to increase agricultural literacy.

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There is a youtube creator who goes by the name CaliKim and I have learned so much from her garden channel. She is based in California, but gives advice that is applicable to anyone in any growing zone.

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26 Vegetables You MUST Plant in March – No Matter Where You Live

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During the fall of last year, I was enrolled in a LifeLab Garden Educator Course and I found their resources really useful. Beetles is what we base a lot of our lesson plans off of. I will also look at any Conservation resources through our state Conservation Department and any programs they have supported like any of the WILD lessons.

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I am so grateful for this collaborative padlet of resources. Here in MA, I have used a few of the resources the group offers. They are limited, but a start? I feel like they are written for the more suburban/rural with big farms populations than helpful for an urban elementary with mainly ELL students like mine. So many of your shared resources are of a higher quality.

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We support educators and families with grant funding, original educational resources, inspiration, and community to get more kids learning through the garden.

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I'm new to using the gardening and so this is really the only one I'm familiar with. I appreciate their resources and that they give out grants. Looking forward to learning from others. -Susan Licher

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Connect your students' learning to the natural world through gardening.

Garden-related learning experiences offer practical connections to a wide range of teaching objectives and curricular standards. Many gardening activities can be done in your classroom or school green space if a dedicated garden space is not available. Our experienced garden educators have created engaging lessons on a wide range of subjects for students of all ages.

Whether you are new to gardening or an experienced green thumb, we are here to support you! Each lesson and growing season offers opportunities to try new things, and be surprised by what nature may throw your way.

Starting a Youth Garden

Gather a team and design your garden to fit your needs and space available. Over and over, the advice we hear from educators and garden leaders is to start small! You can always grow your garden program, but starting with reasonable goals and expectations will ensure success and help you avoid burnout.

Teach Through the Garden

The garden is ripe for discovery, for students of all ages and in a wide range of subjects. Beyond obvious connections to science, from art to math, and history to literature, the garden is a great place to offer hands-on exploration of your subject matter. If you are new to bringing your class outside, we have tips to help the experience go smoothly.

Get Inspired

Youth garden programs across the country are engaging kids in creative and innovative ways! Read about a few of these programs to spark your own ideas of how to engage the kids in your community.

Gardening lessons, activities, grants and more, right in your inbox.

Our FREE monthly newsletters help kids play, learn, and grow through gardening.

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In addition to Kids Gardening which has some really informative online classes (some of which are free!), Shelburne Farms website has amazing resources for educators as well as professional development classes. If you ever have a chance to visit their center in VT, I highly recommend it!

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Shelburne Farms | Educating for a Sustainable Future

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Dive into your education for sustainability work and the UN Sustainable Development Goals with colleagues from around the country and globe.

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In addition to KidsGardening.org and Pollinator Partnership, I also use the National Gardening Association website. They have a lot of great reference materials, downloads. Some other great resources here in NJ are Jersey Friendly Yards (Jerseyyards.org) and the Native Plant Society of NJ ( npsnj.org ). We have referenced these for ideas in our native NJ areas as well as the pollinator gardens.

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I have been contacting several local beekeepers around my community to discuss beekeeping. I am so interested in this, and have been for years. I think I'm finally in a place (homestead) where I will be able to safely keep bees. I've been looking through the sites online and actually found Pollinator partnership a few months ago and love it so much! This is the site that I use to "woo" my husband with bee facts and reasons we NEED bees at our home.

Stacy Jarrett

Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School

Jacksonville, Arkansas

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School Garden Support Organization

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SGSO Network – A Learning Community of School Garden Support Professionals

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Welcome

Welcome to the National Outdoor Learning Initiative's free online resource library, designed to help schools and school districts across the United States green their school grounds and move their classes and programs outside. Developing outdoor spaces makes our school systems more resilient and better able to pivot quickly when challenges, such as the pandemic, arise. Access to nature on school grounds reduces stress, improves mental and physical health, and helps students engage with their academic work across the curriculum and grade levels. Plus, being outside helps children and adults feel happier! Please help us share this library widely!

Explore the Library

The National Outdoor Learning Library is divided into nine main sections by topic, as shown below. Click on the grey buttons below to access the landing page for each chapter and the associated articles and resources on that theme. If you would prefer to navigate the library in list format, please click here for the Comprehensive Table of Contents.

If you are wondering where to begin, you may want to start your library visit with a guided tour. We recommend that school district staff members who would like ideas about how to set up city-scale programs start with our School District Pathway, which has been curated with this goal in mind. Similarly, principals, teachers, parents, and students will find a concise collection of key resources designed for "school scale planning" in our School Start-up Toolkit.

We also invite you to explore the video recordings from in our free, biweekly Community of Practice for Schools and Districts Moving Learning Outside. We held 51 meetings of this Community of Practice during the pandemic, from June 2020 to May 2022. In November 2022 we relaunched the live portion of this program with a new theme: Schoolyard Forests! In 2023, we will be meeting monthly for the new Community of Practice for Schoolyard Forests. We hope you will join us to meet colleagues from around the country, ask questions, share your work, and learn from everyone's experience. Click here to register (free).

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National Outdoor Learning Library - Make Outdoor Learning Plan A - Green Schoolyards America

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The National Outdoor Learning Library is an expansive set of free resources for schools and districts created by the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative. Green Schoolyards America is continuing to expand the library's collection to support equitable access to outdoor learning and living sc

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The UC Master Gardeners program through my cooperative extension office has been a wonderful resource! These volunteers carry a wealth of knowledge when it comes to gardening and have been instrumental in the development of my garden program. I've also used resources from KidsGardening.org. They have lots of fun activities and resources for every age group.

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Since 1980, the UC Master Gardener Program has been extending research-based information about home horticulture and pest management to the public. The UC Master Gardener Program is a public service and outreach program under the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, administered locally by participating UC Cooperative Extension county offices.

The UC Master Gardener Program is an example of an effective partnership between the University of California and passionate volunteers. In exchange for training from the University, UC Master Gardeners offer volunteer services and outreach to the general public in more than 1,286 demonstration, community and school gardens across 53 California counties. Last year 6,154 active UC Master Gardener volunteers donated 446,237 hours, and 6.8+ million hours have been donated since the program's inception.

Our mission:

"To extend research-based knowledge and information on home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices to the residents of California and be guided by our core values and
strategic initiatives." - UC Master Gardener Program Mission Statement

Program Impacts
UC Master Gardeners preserve and encourage healthy environments with sustainable gardening, green waste reduction, and water conservation.
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Gardening Resources

Visit recommended resources from the University of California with research-based information on home gardening, pest management, and much more.
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Find Your Local Program

Have a gardening question? Interested in becoming a UC Master Gardener? Visit your local UC Master Gardener Program for information.
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Skip to main content Since 1980, the UC Master Gardener Program has been extending research-based information about home horticulture and pest management to the public. The UC Master Gardener Program is a public service and outreach program under the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, administered locally by participating UC Cooperative Extension county offices.

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I've found that local resources and connections are the most empowering for garden education in my area (and my amazing coworkers!). My organization sometimes works with Cornell, which has many useful resources in its CALS program. For other local guidance on youth gardening, we often partner with MAP, Pelion Garden, and Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper for great lessons, events, and community engagement ideas. ~ Nina C

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Type in your address and see what the shade pattern is for that location. Let's you look at different times of year to determine what will grow best at your site.

-Jessica McNiff

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Every mountain, building and tree shadow in the world simulated for any date and time

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Programs — Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture

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CCUA works to enhance our community’s health by connecting people to agriculture and the land through hands-on learning opportunities, from seed to plate. Our programs and services are designed to support eaters and learners of all ages, and happen at our farm locations, in school classrooms and gar

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kidsgardening.org - the activities page is great!

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Connecting schools, farms, and the community to local food MISSION The Arkansas Farm to School Collaborative envisions a future for Arkansas in which every school and community provides a healthy environment for every child. The Collaborative foresees leaders at every level who have developed supportive policies and programs, effective marketing, and streamlined communication and […]

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This is provided by a local group. They provide many opportunities to assist in the classes as well as facilities for students to attend field trip experiences at the research campus. They also provide many garden plants and seeds upon request and availability.

They have great lessons that are related to NC Standards. Several virtual lesson videos that were created during COVID that are still very useful. There are also great tips for how to have a successful garden group outside with behavior management ideas, garden stations and expectations.

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Connecting schools, farms, and the community to local food MISSION The Arkansas Farm to School Collaborative envisions a future for Arkansas in which every school and community provides a healthy environment for every child. The Collaborative foresees leaders at every level who have developed supportive policies and programs, effective marketing, and streamlined communication and […]

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I enjoy using KidsGardening.org like many other people do. I use this site because I can get the students involved by setting up a calendar that shows when we expect the last freeze to come and when we can start planting outside. We can use our calender to know to plant certain vegetables outside and also to show when we expect them to start growing and how long it will take to be ready to pick. They start counting the days to see how long it will be before they can "harvest" their crop. This site provides a great deal of useful information.

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Teachers and students from Adams-Friendship Middle School in Adams, Wisconsin are growing a beautiful People's Garden in the interior courtyard of their school.

Numerous excellent school garden programs have sprouted up across the country. School gardens often provide food that improves a child's diet and nutrition, areas for learning, places for pleasure and recreation, as well as a continuing lesson in environmental stewardship and civic pride. But how do they take root?

School gardens are sown with similar considerations but vary based upon its geographic location, funding, grade level involvement, size, type and purpose. For anyone looking to begin a gardening program at a school, here are some tips to consider before you get growing:

1. Evaluate Your Available Space
Who is your garden serving? What are the needs? What kinds of space are available? Parking lots, courtyards, rooftops, greenhouses and school yards all can be potential sites. Also consider options within the community like city parks, vacant lots, places of worship, nature centers, retirement homes or community gardens.

To help determine the best uses for the space available, you should consider:

Is the site easy and safe for both students and teachers to access?

Is there a nearby and dependable water source?

Is the site protected from vandals, rodents or other potential threats?

Is the area big enough for future growth?

Is the site exposed to sunlight at least 6 hours a day, if planting flowers, herbs and vegetables?

Is the soil contaminated with lead or other heavy metals?

2. Find Resources and Build Partnerships
Forming local partnerships is an excellent way to leverage resources and gain access to needed materials, tools, funding, volunteers and technical assistance. USDA's People's Garden website has a collection of gardening resources to help you start and sustain a People's Garden. You also can contact a USDA Service Center for technical assistance or a local Cooperative Extension office who can provide useful, practical and research-based gardening information for free. Enlist the help of a local Extension Master Gardener for advice and assistance in keeping your garden maintained and sustained throughout the year including summer.

3. Check the Health of Your Soil
Healthy soil is essential for a successful school garden. It is important to collect soil samples to identify the soil quality of the proposed site. Have your soil tested for pH, nutrients and lead contamination by a soil testing laboratory. Contact your local Cooperative Extension office to learn how to take a soil sample and where to send it for analysis. If your site is contaminated, the simplest solution might be to garden in raised beds or a mobile garden planter.

4. Collaborate on the Design
Get the entire community - parents, students, teachers, administrators, food service staff and local partners - involved. Encourage students of every grade to share their ideas and include them. Hold a brainstorming session, collect design concepts and develop one design plan. Think big yet start small.

5. Selecting Plants
Choose a palette of plants that are safe, low maintenance, desirable in size and form, and suitable to your climate (also referred to as your Plant Hardiness Zone). Have older students survey younger students about what to grow. Try selecting plants based on a theme, such as a storybook, food recipe or science lesson, to connect with what is being taught in the classroom.

6. Build and Use Your Garden
Include the entire school community in the building and planting of the garden - get their hands in the soil every step of the way. Their participation will instill a sense of ownership, pride and responsibility among students. Use the garden to connect students to the source of their food. Plant herbs, fruits and vegetables that are easy to grow, pick and cook such as, lettuce, peas, radishes and carrots.

Let's Move and USDA's People's Garden Initiative developed this School Garden Checklist just for you! We hope it will be helpful when you begin a school garden program. Did you know? 164 schools across the country are growing People's Garden. You can join the movement and register a new or existing school garden as a People's Garden on the People's Garden website.

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I use this site often for hands-on, engaging gardening activities!

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They have some great ideas of activities to do with kids, as well as a wealth of knowledge on pollinators in general :)

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Following are a number of resources to help you plan lessons and activities for engaging children and youth in your garden, whether it be located at a school, museum, community farm, or other site.

Stay up-to-date about youth gardening and school gardens between National Children & Youth Garden Symposia.

Green Teacher is dedicated to helping educators, both inside and outside of schools, promote environmental awareness among young people aged 6-19.

A new online platform for gardeners like you. Kids Garden Community is the place to ask questions, explore resources, inspire, and be inspired.

The School Garden Support Organization Network is made up of organizations and individuals that support multiple school garden programs at a regional, school district, or state level. The SGSO Network, in partnership with Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, will host a Growing School Gardens Summit April 22-25.

Explore natural habitats, climate stability, plant life, and green careers with resources by Scholastic and Seed Your Future.

Curricula and other resources to help teachers, volunteers and parents plan and implement successful youth garden programs.

Resources for schools gardens from a leader in garden-based education for the past 40 years.

Explore the newest youth curriculum from Cornell Garden-Based Learning- Project S.O.W. (Seeds of Wonder): Food Gardening with Justice in Mind.

Download the Living Schoolyard Activity Guide, containing 131 ideas for year round school ground activities.

Free resources including
What's in Our Library, a comprehensive list of garden, nature, and food-themed books for kids ages 2-10.

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Following are a number of resources to help you plan lessons and activities for engaging children and youth in your garden, whether it be located at a school, museum, community farm, or other site. Stay up-to-date about youth gardening and school gardens between National Children & Youth Garden Symposia.

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KidsGardening supports the educators and caregivers bringing the life-changing benefits of gardening to kids.

We support educators and families with grant funding, original educational resources, inspiration, and community to get more kids learning through the garden.

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We create opportunities for kids to learn and grow through gardening, engaging their natural curiosity and wonder. Helping young minds grow!

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School Gardens - Arkansas Department of Agriculture

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School gardens are living laboratories that create teaching opportunities for nutrition, agriculture, and experiential education across all disciplines. School gardens can be an indoor herb garden in a windowsill of a classroom, outdoor raised beds, in-ground farms, or even a greenhouse. These gardens help children discover where food comes from and develop healthy eating habits. Further, […]

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Garden-Based Education - Arkansas Farm to School

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Garden-Based Education Schools, early childhood education facilities, and alternative learning environments all play a critical role in providing students with avenues to increase their knowledge of how food is grown and produced, their understanding of the importance of healthy, nutritious food to their health and development, and their ability to make healthy food and beverage [...]

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Amelia Dupuis (she/her) in Resource Library

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Resource Library - Kids Garden Community

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This group takes acare of the garden year round and provides experiences for students.

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This has curriculum for garden/nutrition. It is organized into thematic units with lesson plans and resources tied into each lesson. Everything is completely free!

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This has curriculum for garden/nutrition. It is organized into thematic units with lesson plans and resources tied into each lesson. Everything is completely free!

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Gina Whited- Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School

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Gina Whited- Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School

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I love all these resources. I really enjoy U of A Extension and Kids Gardening.Org

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Gardening Initiatives: Got Dirt? Got Veggies?

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In an effort to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in Wisconsin, the Department of Health Services Nutrition and Physical Activity Program developed “Got Dirt?,” a program designed to assist with the implementation of school, community, and child care gardens.Never gardened? The Got Dirt? Garden Toolkit is designed to provide simple, step-by-step plans for starting a garden. Even better, the toolkit also includes tips from garden experts and garden success stories from around Wisconsin.

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The Arkansas Farm to school website has lots of good resources and links to help fund and support school gardens.

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Connecting schools, farms, and the community to local food MISSION The Arkansas Farm to School Collaborative envisions a future for Arkansas in which every school and community provides a healthy environment for every child. The Collaborative foresees leaders at every level who have developed supportive policies and programs, effective marketing, and streamlined communication and […]

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Lots of great information and resources.

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Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service | University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture

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Download our Get Fit Chair Yoga poster for easy-to-follow exercises that boost flexibility, balance, and posture-all from the comfort of your chair. Perfect for beginners and safe for those with osteoporosis, it's your step toward mindful movement!

The Start Simple with MyPlate app makes healthy eating easy and achievable with goal-setting, progress tracking, and fun challenges. Download this free app to build better habits, earn badges, and enjoy a healthier lifestyle-one simple step at a time!

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Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service | University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture

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Your best source for unbiased, research-based information on agriculture, communities, the economy, families and youth.

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They offer free classes, training, and research-based advice on topics including gardening, farming, business development, health and fitness, 4-H, and more.

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Resources for Farmers USDA Local and Regional Food Systems Resource Guide USDA resources to support local and regional food systems. (PDF) Open PDF Urban Agriculture at a Glance What is Urban Agriculture? USDA can provide resources to start, expand, and operate your farm or garden, market what you grow, and help you recover in case […]

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I use the extension office for most of my research and resources. It is beneficial since it is local to my area. It has a monthly plan that I refer to often. It also offers companion guidelines. I have had some of their employees as guest speakers in my classroom.

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Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service | University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture

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Download our Get Fit Chair Yoga poster for easy-to-follow exercises that boost flexibility, balance, and posture-all from the comfort of your chair. Perfect for beginners and safe for those with osteoporosis, it's your step toward mindful movement!

The Start Simple with MyPlate app makes healthy eating easy and achievable with goal-setting, progress tracking, and fun challenges. Download this free app to build better habits, earn badges, and enjoy a healthier lifestyle-one simple step at a time!

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Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service | University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture

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Your best source for unbiased, research-based information on agriculture, communities, the economy, families and youth.

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Growing-minds.org A website that provides lesson plans for teaching students about gardening, including insect life cycles, changing seasons, and harvesting fruits