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a tip that I will incorporate this year.   is to let the students take turns telling what you can "ask me about"at the end of each class.

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a tip that I will incorporate this year.   is to let the students take turns telling what you can "ask me about"at the end of each class.

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following the children's interest; value their starting point and then extend into another area.  Show students that they can share this experience with others

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following the children's interest; value their starting point and then extend into another area.  Show students that they can share this experience with others

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My dream is to learn how to garden in a way that is fun and beautiful so that students can be inspired to create communities full of gardens that make their communities healthy and beautiful places to live.

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My dream is to learn how to garden in a way that is fun and beautiful so that students can be inspired to create communities full of gardens that make their communities healthy and beautiful places to live.

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To accept the imperfections in ourselves adn our world.

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I work with neurodiverse children and would love to learn more about capturing their attention in a genuine way.

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I think we can tend to feel lost as we discuss climate change, and the increasing wealth gap. To feel connected and to rely on community and support community makes us feel happier.

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I want to add = I'd like to know more about the underwater/ Aquaculture kitchen garden. I know this is pretty common in Japan and Canada. But in my country and where I live, I know very little about this. Hopefully, I can know a whole lot more. Amen.

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Would love to know about your 'wins'. What worked? And if it did not work, what did you and the students do, how did you all 'carry on' from that?

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I dream of inspiring the children who visit the elementary school garden weekly to be interested in growing food their whole lives, and to taking an interest in where their food comes from.

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Kids feel empowered and responsible for their food choices

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Good understanding about the importance kitchen-growing-cooking activities in our life and how it can shape our life for better health.

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How do I engage students of the same age group but different levels of knowledge?

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Critical thinking, creativity and joy

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It's not quite the right term, but I think of myself as training an army of food gardeners... (Speaking as a parent volunteer)

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How do you balance maintaining the garden (weeding, harvest, plant, water) and teaching lessons about growing food and the environment?(as a part-time teacher)

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I hope for more connection to nature, through growing and consuming ones own food.

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We are lucky to have a garden in all our schools here in Davis, but not all schools and not all teachers take advantage of this. We would love to figure out how to integrate garden time into all classrooms.

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I seek for kids to know that they are each uniquely purposed and valuable ..and experience this in community and belonging with others

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I dream that the local school can be the hub for our local community and that the garden is a key facilitator to building more of a sense of community.

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Making student learning process be more relevant and more meaningful for their lives
Change student perspectives from isolation to connection to nature/land

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Normalizing outdoor education and garden nutrition. Integrate into schools with funding and willing educators.

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I dream of a school sharing a meal, with tables stretched across the field 

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I dream of a school sharing a meal, with tables stretched across the field 

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Focusing on growing and creating life.

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How can we build in some student engagement activities to ensure culture diversity?

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What are the important elements besides seasonal products, that we must add to the kitchen garden? esp for children.

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Cultural representation in edible education and careers

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In Guam we have a rich culture of farming and fishing and I would love to see my students, myself, and my community go back to our roots and create a healthier place for us to live.

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I hope to see that students take what they learn and bleed it into their personal lives, so that it is "normal" for them, rather than "novel". I hope that they participate in community gardens, home gardens

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I want to change youth perception about their ability to control their health. Encourage exploration of new foods and empower them with a sense of self worth.

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a beautiful schoolyard edible garden space that is used to support education and mental health for students and the community 

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a beautiful schoolyard edible garden space that is used to support education and mental health for students and the community 

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and to diminish hunger completely in our community

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School farms that grow food for the cafeteria while inspiring the youth to become the next generation of farmers!

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To create relationships between farmers and our school food service programs. To have local food be a regular part of lunches.

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We waste a lot of food from the cafeteria!

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I hope to find ways to inspire and teach a love for gardening.

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The change I seek to make is to help the world to be a better, happier, safer place, especially for children, and especially for education.  I seek to provide opportunities and spaces within which children can enjoy the fun of learning and through the ripple effect, pass these seeds of knowledge on to their family members and further out into the community and into the world.

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Every person/student has a love for the small creatures of the earth- worms, spiders and insects of all shapes and sizes so we can maintain and build biodiversity in our cities. 

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Every person/student has a love for the small creatures of the earth- worms, spiders and insects of all shapes and sizes so we can maintain and build biodiversity in our cities. 

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We seek to cultivate respect for the multitude of cultures represented in our classrooms/community, showing how food is a catalyst for connection and nourishment.

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We seek to cultivate respect for the multitude of cultures represented in our classrooms/community, showing how food is a catalyst for connection and nourishment.

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More intimate connections with and love for the natural world. Greater sense of community, belonging, opportunity to grow and thrive and make good choices. Self-love, self-efficacy, self-esteem. Better physical and mental health. More open minds (growth mindset). Commitment to social and environmental justice.

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Would love lesson plans for active learning that one person can lead. Ways to communicate to kids the importance of gardens and nutrition without losing their attention.

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I want my school to be able to implement a school wide curriculum.

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I want to see different grades at our elementary school collaborating with one another to care and nurture their shared gardens.

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how to run/ operate this program sustaining a long term.

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how to run/ operate this program sustaining a long term.

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What are some specific activities or routines in the kitchen/garden that engages students?

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As a parent volunteer who is put in charge of classrooms of elementary students each week, I would like to learn how to best inspire those children with our 45 minutes per week. Do I teach them how to plant, water, weed, or do I let them experience the beautiful garden on their own terms? As for fairness - I need to learn how to share 4 strawberries between 6 children - for example!

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Teachers teaching teachers

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Starting off small for my first year in the garden educator role and having a goal to have one (1) farmers market or community meal where students can sell and/or cook their bounty for the school/parent community.

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I wish the garden can promote changes in the whole school community, and not only the students, towards food, nutrition, environment, cultural, political awareness using the school garden  as a channel

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I wish the garden can promote changes in the whole school community, and not only the students, towards food, nutrition, environment, cultural, political awareness using the school garden  as a channel

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Fully appreciate what we eat (whole ecosystem behind it)
Connect with one's roots, and share different culture

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A calm, leisurely lunch period for students. Getting the school district and food services onboard with using fresh local seasonal produce.

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I dream of a situation where the students and community members are genuinely excited about growing their own food - AND eating it.   

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I dream of a situation where the students and community members are genuinely excited about growing their own food - AND eating it.   

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jk... (but not really). I would like students to feel more resourceful and confident in the kitchen. I also would like them to feel more independent with gardening and cooking.

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I would love to connect our Buddhist temple members as garden mentors. We're slowly seeing the elders return after COVID.

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How to integrate more opportunities for student choice & voice into my lesson plans

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How to integrate more opportunities for student choice & voice into my lesson plans

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How are others incorporating food justice and equity into their curriculum?

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I'd like to be able to live a daily kitchen-garden life, me and my family and our pets. Not only for teaching and learning but also for entertaining and relax.

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To be able to get a 10 acre plus farm for my community to learn how to grow their own food. Have chickens to raise and be kind to the EARTH.

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I am engaging nursery school children in nature and gardening activities, at a very new and small school with great outdoor areas. I want to empower the director and teachers to empower the parent s to get more involved, especially as I am there infrequently.

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We hope that our youth take pride in sharing their cultural foods and traditions with others while learning to appreciate other youths' as well

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How can we share/present increased/active student engagement we get in students learning through gardening/cooking to admin/school districts/funders?

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Increase food literacy, food as medicine, gardens as nature connections, soil as a living, breathing life form responsible for our health.

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Knowledge about food sustainability-where is the next meal coming from? Less food waste, ties into climate change, beneficial and pest animals.  Service-learning opportunities for students to teach their peers, teachers, community members.  Grow, harvest, donate, teach.  Access those with different abilities to assist.

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Knowledge about food sustainability-where is the next meal coming from? Less food waste, ties into climate change, beneficial and pest animals.  Service-learning opportunities for students to teach their peers, teachers, community members.  Grow, harvest, donate, teach.  Access those with different abilities to assist.

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I dream of students who are connected to nature and empowered to create a sustainable future for themselves.

I dream of a community that supports this type of education and creates more opportunities for students to be outside, interacting with the natural world.

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Techniques to keep focus for high energy youth!

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How to maximize financial, technical and human resources?

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How to maximize financial, technical and human resources?

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My toughest students, who just want to bury their heads in their phones, or are unwilling to participate in getting their hands dirty or trying a new food or anything outside of their comfort zone, how to not judge them, but just let them be.  A lot of times I can find ways for them to engage (like watering the plants or feeding the birds) that sits outside of the rest of the group.  But when someone is so angry and hurt that they can only be rude, distracting, reticent, I need tools to remind myself this is still a child.  They are still able to soften (especially with food), and they might have a chance that I can’t see to open up, to learn, to try something new.

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How can I help my students reflect on our activities and lectures in a way other than question prompts?

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I seek for our students to have an understanding of the resources utilized to grow their food.

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I seek for our students to have an understanding of the resources utilized to grow their food.

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How do you best engage the classroom teachers to support your work and integrate their subjects/lessons when feasible? And ideas on teacher training frequency.

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I dream of an edible future where the joy of cooking and real food is accessible through a robust edible curriculum in all K-12 schools

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To cultivate self-respect and love in each and every student, of which I believe it will eventually lead them to think more about what they want/can do to contribute to take care of the land and the community.

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To cultivate self-respect and love in each and every student, of which I believe it will eventually lead them to think more about what they want/can do to contribute to take care of the land and the community.

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I wonder how to keep students engaged with the academics side (reading, writing, etc) while growing their gardens.

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How to keep students of all levels engaged 

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How to keep students of all levels engaged 

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One of my biggest goals with teaching is to foster a healthy relationship with food for students. For them to know where their food comes from and appreciate what it does for us.

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We have large classes and few adults in the greenhouse during classes. I would love ideas on how to manage behavioral issues in these conditions. (i.e. if a student is just disengaged and distracting the other students). I hope to create lessons that are engaging so this won't happen, but I also want to be prepared with kind responses and discipline methods in an outdoor setting.

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I want students to know that with a parsley plant or celery or a walking onion that they can grow food, make food, share food.

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I want students to know that with a parsley plant or celery or a walking onion that they can grow food, make food, share food.

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I hope for more than just ownership from the school community but also that we can engage the local community (e.g. neighbours) and even potentially local government to support our efforts.

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How to maximize student-guided activities (independent and small groups) in a safe, engaging, and high-impact way?

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Students having on-going access to the garden/growing space where they can choose to work during or after the school day

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How can I help children who are afraid to get dirty?

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How do you create student engagement when you are fighting against time (i.e. a cooking class in 55 min)

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How do we get them to continue practicing what they learn in the school garden once they get home. How do we get them to advocate for it to others.

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As an RD in the community , would like to get involved with a school and children to teach about food , cooking , and sustainability

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I'd like them to discover new foods and want to eat them again. To connect with the growth cycle of a plant as well. 

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I'd like them to discover new foods and want to eat them again. To connect with the growth cycle of a plant as well. 

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How to engage the Distracting Student(s), especially as an outdoor classroom environment can be so... distracting!

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I dream of reopening my own Earth School (that I had to close during the pandemic), so that children of all ages and their families and community by extension can experience this kind of hands-on, experiential learning that causes well-being.

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How do you keep high schoolers engaged who have been participating in the program for 6 or 7 years to keep things fresh and exciting when they feel like they have learned all there is to learn?

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How can students use technology to teach through blogs, vlogs, PSAs, etc.  How can we better include students with special abilities?

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How can students use technology to teach through blogs, vlogs, PSAs, etc.  How can we better include students with special abilities?

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What activities are students most interested in participating in when it comes to the food served in their cafeteria?

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What activities are students most interested in participating in when it comes to the food served in their cafeteria?

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It would be fantastic to see people take responsibility for their own nourishment and health.  

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It would be fantastic to see people take responsibility for their own nourishment and health.  

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Equip educators and programs with the tools and information to connect with youth in their community in a responsive way

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Ideas to motivate middle schoolers to want to be in the garden and to eventually harvest and cook.

We will begin looking at Native Hawaiian plants ("canoe plants") that were originally brought to the islands.  Then, we can add in multicultural ingredients and recipes.

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Gardens as safe spaces, meditation havens, nature connections and imagination incubators.

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My dream is for teachers to be comfortable using the garden as an extension of their classroom

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My dream is for teachers to be comfortable using the garden as an extension of their classroom

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I have taught this as a high school class that was credit/ no credit this past year and this coming year will be graded. As a credit/no credit class, it was hard to engage several kids. I would like to learn methods of engagimg high scholl students in a year long graded gardening class. (I am a Spanish/Art teacher by credential.

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To create a community of nearby public school gardens to share knowledge and collaborate on producing food together!

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How to cultivate (What are the important keys) "social emotional learning" and raise the self-respect and self-esteem in students through cooking with curiosity and learning from the land.

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I dream that we ALL have ACCESS and a DESIRE to live a healthy life through proper nourishment.

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How do you get participation at a school without PTO help?