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I agree with so many of the entries, especially LifeLab.org, Edible Schoolyard.org, kidsgardening.com.  I'd like to add SlowFoodUSA.org-School Gardens free curriculum

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I agree with so many of the entries, especially LifeLab.org, Edible Schoolyard.org, kidsgardening.com.  I'd like to add SlowFoodUSA.org-School Gardens free curriculum

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Kathy M.

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http://beetlesproject.org/
BEETLES= Better Environmental Education, Teaching, Learning & Expertise Sharing

Has a lot of cool outdoor science learning information and best practices regarding teaching outdoors

-Maryl

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Science and Teaching for Field Instructors

Student-Centered ♦ Nature-Centered

For a slightly longer introduction to BEETLES, watch the 7-minute video.

BEETLES: Infusing outdoor science programs with research-based approaches and tools to improve science teaching and learning.

Our professional learning resources are designed for program leaders to use with field instructors. They provide experiences and rationale about outdoor science instruction designed to inspire instructors to improve their teaching. Our student activities inspire students' wonder and curiosity about the natural world, support their innate tendencies for exploration and guide them to make explanations based on evidence.

All BEETLES resources embody our five research-based design principles.

People learn Outdoor Science best when they:

ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH NATURE

Experience Instruction based on how people learn

PARTICIPATE IN CULTURALLY RELEVANT LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

LEARN THROUGH DISCUSSIONS

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Science and Teaching for Field Instructors Student-Centered ♦ Nature-Centered For a slightly longer introduction to BEETLES, watch the 7-minute video. Our professional learning resources are designed for program leaders to use with field instructors. They provide experiences and rationale about outdoor science instruction designed to inspire instructors to improve their teaching.

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I also like soils4Kids because if you want to understand gardening and the way we are all connected, you've got to connect with soil and all it's mysteries and magic.  

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I also like soils4Kids because if you want to understand gardening and the way we are all connected, you've got to connect with soil and all it's mysteries and magic.  

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Kristy P.

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Home | About Us | All About Soil | Fun with Soil | Soil Experiments | Soil Games | Career Exploration | Soil In Your Community Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

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I love iNaturalist and the Seek app, both allow students to get instant feedback about discoveries in the garden, that can lead to deeper investigation and excitement for finding new things.  It also helps students understand the importance of citizen naturalists and how we can can connect, help and grow together.

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I love iNaturalist and the Seek app, both allow students to get instant feedback about discoveries in the garden, that can lead to deeper investigation and excitement for finding new things.  It also helps students understand the importance of citizen naturalists and how we can can connect, help and grow together.

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-Kristy P.

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Open Your Camera and Start Seeking!

Found a mushroom, flower, or bug, and not sure what it is? Open up the Seek camera to see if it knows!

Drawing from millions of wildlife observations on iNaturalist, Seek shows you lists of commonly recorded insects, birds, plants, amphibians, and more in your area. Scan the environment with the Seek Camera to identify organisms using the tree of life. Add different species to your observations and learn all about them in the process! The more observations you make, the more badges you'll earn!

Kid-Safe and Fun for Families

No registration is involved, and no user data is collected.

Seek will ask permission to turn on location services, but your location is obscured to respect your privacy while still allowing species suggestions from your general area. Your precise location is never stored in the app or sent to iNaturalist.

Our image recognition technology is based on observations submitted to iNaturalist.org and partner sites, and identified by the iNaturalist community.

This is a great app for families who want to spend more time exploring nature together.

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Found a mushroom, flower, or bug, and not sure what it is? Open up the Seek camera to see if it knows! Drawing from millions of wildlife observations on iNaturalist, Seek shows you lists of commonly recorded insects, birds, plants, amphibians, and more in your area.

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Hidden Villa's website has so many resources that align with NGSS. In addition to teaching kids through gardens, they also incorporate a farm and wilderness component.

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Online Learning Resources | Hidden Villa

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Welcome to our online learning resources page. Below you will find the “Learn as you go” resources that are perfect for visiting our online curriculum at your own pace. Check out our new “World of Wonders” series that includes Student and Teacher Guides where you can dig deeper off-screen as you exp…

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I encountered Kidsgardening.org over 12 years ago. It actually inspired my first attempt at doing a pilot study with my university students about improving children's preference and love for eating traditional vegetables. With the inspiration from Kidsgardening.org and lesson plans and teaching resources, we organised the first nutri-garden programme for children in 2016. Through vegetable gardening which the children participated in directly and harvesting and cooking their own vegetables, it was a huge success. the program helped to reduce the children's aversion for traditional green leafy vegetables. from a simple school reserach project, it has grown to become an annual programme called Kids Nutri-garden Vacation School (KNGVS).
I am grateful for the resources and ideas i constantly get from Kidsgardening.org

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I like the resources provided by Life lab for teaching children - educational resources have been quite helpful to me and my team in developing the Kids Nutri-garden(TM) Vacation School (KNGVS) every year in August since 2016 in University of Ibadan, Nigeria

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Garden Education

Curriculum & Online Lessons
Academic Content Standards in Garden-Based Learning
Educator Workshops, Consulting and Networking
Webinars Presented by Life Lab
Outdoor Classroom Management Tips
Life Lab's YouTube Video Channel - over 100 videos demonstrating garden instruction, activity and Life Lab history.
The Value of Garden-Based Learning
Education Outside's School Garden Program Resources - An Incredible Collection of Resources to Run a School Garden Program

Creating and Sustaining School Gardens

Starting a School Garden
Gardening How To's and Design Resources
Garden Management
Life Lab's Photo Gallery of School Garden Elements
Funding Your Garden Program
The Ultimate Guide to School Composting
Life Lab's Sustaining School Gardens Articles
Education Outside's School Garden Program Resources - An Incredible Collection of Resources to Run a School Garden Program
The National School Garden Support Organization Network - for those supporting multiple school gardens

Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Education

Garden-Enhanced Nutrition Education Resources (GENE) - an extensive list of resources used in our Plant It, Grow It, Eat It and California School Garden Training Program. Link to resources at CSGN.org created by Life Lab our CA Garden Training Partners.
Garden to Cafeteria - Sample policy and resources to support eating your school garden harvest
Edible Schoolyard Project Resources Searchable resource and lesson database
E dible Schoolyard's Program Lessons and Pedagogy

Spanish Language Resources
Garden-Based Learning Resources in Spanish
Curriculum & Online Lessons

Created by Life Lab

Other great sites to find lessons

Garden-Based Learning Literature Lists

School Garden Workshops, Consulting, Webinars and Networking

Life Lab Educator Workshops page lists all the workshops we provide
Life Lab offers consulting for your school garden team at your site or at our Garden Classroom
Webinars presented by Life Lab
National Network of School Garden Support Organizations - join an online forum of school garden support organizations and view many webinars

Starting a School Garden

Life Lab's Resources

Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden Resources

A nice site with a some good ideas of theme gardens and much more. Greenheart Education

Gardening How To's

Developed by Life Lab and partners, The Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden pages are the place to find school garden skills support resources. Find extensive resources on the following

Planning Your School Garden Program

Designing Your School Garden

Choosing Plants and Planting Times

Soils and Bed Prep

Seeding and Transplanting

Keep It Growing Water, Weeds and Pest Control

...and more

Garden Management Tips

Sustaining Your School Garden - Article from The Garden Times, Spring 2002

Summer Vacation for Your Garden - Article from the Garden Times, Spring 2003
Running Effective Garden Workdays
Check our blog posts on Garden Tips and Resource

Funding Your Garden Program
School Garden Grant Searching Resources
View our article on Funding Garden Coordinators.

View the following webinars

View the School Garden Support Organization Network Best Practices Document on Models for Financial and Program Sustainability

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Curriculum & Online Lessons Academic Content Standards in Garden-Based Learning Educator Workshops, Consulting and Networking Webinars Presented by Life Lab Outdoor Classroom Management Tips Life Lab's YouTube Video Channel - over 100 videos demonstrating garden instruction, activity and Life Lab history.

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Fairfax County Public School's Get2Green website

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Fairfax County Public School's Get2Green website

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The website includes a treasure trove of information about how to connect students, school communities and teachers to "green" programming.
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FCPS Get2Green is the environmental stewardship program for Fairfax County Public Schools.
Use this website as a resource to engage in environmental stewardship projects at your school, incorporate sustainability in the classroom, find your school's energy and recycling data, and learn more about green initiatives in FCPS.

Get2Green - In the News

(October 11, 2019)
Fairfax County Public Schools Receives 2019 Climate and Energy Leadership Award from Metropolitan Washington COG
(May 20, 2019)
Flint Hill Elementary Awarded Eco-Schools USA Lifetime Green Flag
(April, 2019)
FCPS Earns Recognition as Energy Star Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence in 2019
(November 14, 2018)
FCPS wins 1st place in the VSBA Green Public Schools Challenge!
(July 19, 2017)
U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, Districts, and Postsecondary Institutions Recognized;
2017 Green Strides Tour Announced
(June 29, 2017)
Better Buildings Summit Showcase Tours: Marshall High School
(June 26, 2017)
Washington D.C. named nation's top ENERGY STAR city for 3rd year in a row!
(June 21, 2017)
FCPS Energy Competition Concludes with Big Savings
(Apr. 28, 2017)
FCPS Students Honored for Innovative Solutions at 2017 Environmental Action Showcase
(Apr. 6, 2017)
FCPS Earns 2017 Energy Star® Partner of the Year Award
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The FoodCorps Lessons include hands-on experiential activities to engage kids in learning about healthy food. This suite of 96 lessons are for grades K-5, and are organized through this learning progression by grade, season and theme. The lessons are tied to national academic standards and were developed following Culturally Responsive Teaching, Place Based Learning and Social and Emotional Learning best practices and frameworks. Each lesson was developed with input from FoodCorps service members, community partners and resource specialists, and have been evaluated and updated to reflect recommendations from our community of food educators. This suite of lessons is intended to guide food and garden educators to spark inquiry and love for healthy food and should be adapted to reflect the needs, identity and culture of the community in which they are taught.

The lessons are evidence based and have been developed guided by the FoodCorps Healthy School Progress Report Practices found in the Healthy School Toolkit.

FoodCorps Lesson Progression

This FoodCorps Lesson Progression poster is a roadmap to illuminate the theory behind the sequencing of the ninety-six FoodCorps lessons. It shows how these lessons relate to and build upon one another to support students in developing increasingly sophisticated knowledge of and skills in the six themes listed below.

The lessons are organized by the following 6 themes to provide a framework to identify the central topic for each lesson.

Conceptual Themes to build student knowledge:

Skills-focused themes to develop student skills in gardening, cooking, and accessing healthy foods:

View the FoodCorps Lesson Progression Poster here.

Videos of FoodCorps Lessons

Service members have recorded over 100 video lessons to support students with remote learning about healthy food and gardening. Many of these lessons include activities from FoodCorps Lessons. You can view them here!

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This podcast inspired me to keep learning about all the possibilities of growing.

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The Urban Farm Podcast Where we work together educating and inspiring YOU to become part of your food revolution! The Urban Farm Podcast is your connection to the food revolution...

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Food Hero is your go-to site for everything you need to know about food. Looking for easy, healthy recipes? Activities to help kids enjoy healthy eating? Tips for saving money on food? Expert advice on growing your own food? You'll find this and so much more--in English and Spanish--at Food Hero!

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Food Hero | Where Healthy Food is Fun, Fast, Tasty and Fits Your Budget

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Food Hero is your go-to site for everything you need to know about food. Looking for easy, healthy recipes? Activities to help kids enjoy healthy eating? Tips for saving money on food? Expert advice on growing your own food? You'll find this and so much more--in English and Spanish--at Food Hero!

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not gardening, per se, but I really love this blog on foraging and how our bodies interact with many commonly found edible plants.

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Elise Krohn is passionate about her relationship with plants. As an herbalist, native foods specialist, educator, and author, she empowers others in gathering and using wild foods and medicines. Her 22 years of experience includes teaching, clinical practice, developing educational resources, and coordinating community education programs.

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Free monthly newsletters help kids play, learn, and grow through gardening. Get the best gardening ideas for kids right in your inbox!

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Materials

Drawing Paper

8 ½ x 11 in. White Paper (copy paper or computer paper)

Crayons

Tape

Radish seeds

Container, raised bed or in-ground garden space

Background Information

All plants need water, air, light, nutrients and a place to grow. Here is a brief description of how each of these needs contributes to plant growth and development:

Water - Plants need water for a number of important processes, including photosynthesis (production of food) and transpiration (evaporation of water from the leaves into air that cools the plant and creates pressure to move water from roots to leaves). Water also aids in the absorption of some nutrients.

Air - Plants take in carbon dioxide and oxygen to use during photosynthesis.

Light - Energy from light is captured to use during photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process by which plants make their food.

Nutrients - Just as people need vitamins, plants also need certain nutrients to help them grow properly and for their biological processes to function. Plants obtain most of their needed nutrients from the soil. Nutrients occur naturally in the soil as a byproduct of decomposition of organic matter and the weathering of rocks. They can also be added through fertilizer applications. *A special note: fertilizer is sometimes referred to as "plant food;" however, plants make their own food (carbohydrates) through the process of photosynthesis. Fertilizer is more accurately compared to a multi-vitamin.

Place to Grow - Plants need a place to call their own, where the roots can anchor, the stems can grow, and the leaves can capture light.

Although the needs of all plants are the same, how much they need of each of these components varies. Some plants need a lot of light to grow; others are adapted to thrive in more shady conditions. Some plants use a lot of water on a regular basis, while others have features that conserve water and have lower water needs.

Ultimately, each plant grows best when they have the space that provides the basic needs in their optimum amounts. Gardeners can use this information to design gardens that maximize the harvest within the space they have available.

Laying the Groundwork

Divide your class into even numbers of small groups of 4 to 6 students. Ask each group to draw a mural of plants growing in a garden. Give half the groups the following supplies and space:

a long sheet of drawing paper

enough crayons for each student

an unlimited area to draw

Give the other half of the groups:

a sheet of computer paper

half the number of crayons as the size of the group

restrict their group area to a 4-by-4 foot square taped on the floor

Give each group 5 minutes to draw. Display the resulting murals and then ask:

How did you feel about your drawing experience? Did you have any problems? What were they? What do you think was different about the two groups' experiences?

Help the group focus on the contrast between having limited resources and having plenty of resources. Ask,

Besides lack of space, what else was in short supply? What might happen if you never got enough of what you needed? How do you think a lack of space might affect plants?

Exploration

To explore how space can impact plant growth, set up an experiment to examine how radishes respond to crowding. This can be done in containers or in a raised bed or in-ground garden where you establish plots of equal size.

1. Obtain at least 5 pots of equal size or measure at least 5 identical 1-by-1 foot plots in raised or in-ground beds.

2. The recommended spacing for radish seeds is to sow them approximately 1 inch apart and then, when they're an inch or two tall, thin the seedlings to approximately 2 inches apart. Use this information to plant your pots or plots with different numbers of radish seeds. For easy comparison, you could plant in multiples of 5 (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, etc.) or choose other amounts based on the space you have available. Record how many seed were planted and, ultimately, how many plants you grow in the pots or plots.

3. Ask students to write down their predictions for how the spacing will impact the growth of their radish plants.

4. After 4 weeks, harvest your radishes, making sure to keep track of which plot or pot they came from. Measure your plants - both the foliage and the root (radish) - and weigh them. Also ask students to evaluate the health of each plant based on appearance. Discuss the following:

Did the measurements of the radishes vary based on the amount of space they had to grow?

Did this data match your predictions?

Which plants looked the healthiest?

Can you make any conclusions about plant needs based on this experiment?

Making Connections

Knowing the space requirements of plants is important when planting a garden. Learn more about Square Foot Gardening and how gardeners can use this information to plot out a garden design especially in locations with limited space available. Use seed catalogs (printed or online), to discover space requirements of different plants and use this information to design your own dream garden.

Branching Out

Take a walk around your schoolyard or a nearby natural space and see if you can find examples of overcrowding. What do you think will eventually happen? Look for a large tree. How many plants do you find underneath?

Repeat the experiment above with different types of seeds and observe how different plants respond to varying space in terms of height and width. You may notice that some crowded plants will actually get taller as they compete for light.

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There are so many school garden lesson plan options included.

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https://www.sedgwick.k-state.edu/gardening-lawn-care/fruits-vegetables-nuts/schoolgardenguide/School%20Garden%20Curricula%20and%20Lesson%20Plans%20Options.pdf

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Jay Burt - Wordpress web design and development in London and Bristol

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Rob Greenfield - Activist, Humanitarian, Adventurer

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Rob Greenfield is an adventurer and activist inspiring us to live in a manner that is beneficial to the earth, our communities, and ourselves.

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Finding and Sequencing Lessons - SGSO Network

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Finding, Improving, and sequencing high quality garden Lessons Different garden education programs require different lesson sequences to reflect their unique, local context, their program goals, and their students. In other words, there is no one-size-fits-all garden curriculum. This guide, however,…

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Love the activities and lessons they have, great source of inspiration!

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They have awesome educational workshops, employment programs for youth, and an extensive network to get involved with.

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Windy City Harvest, Chicago, Illinois. 3,783 likes · 22 talking about this · 122 were here. Food, Health and Jobs

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Not strictly garden based, but the Nature Explore Classrooms are really great for experiencing nature and learning through play!

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Families' Club Kit

Engaging Families' Club materials provide ideas to help families connect to the natural world while introducing them to a variety of natural spaces in their communities.

Learn more (English) Learn more (Spanish)

Family Toolkit

Find ideas and activities to inspire children's love for the earth and help them become tomorrow's generation of caring environmental stewards. This kit was developed by the Nature Action Collaborative for Children Leadership Team, a World Forum Foundation Working Group, and Nature Explore. Learn more.

Nature for Families Video

Gain insights for ways to engage families in exploring the natural world together. Hear direct testimonials from parents and educators discussing family involvement as a key component to the success of connecting children with nature. View video.

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Family Resources - Nature Explore Program

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Families' Club Kit Engaging Families' Club materials provide ideas to help families connect to the natural world while introducing them to a variety of natural spaces in their communities. Learn more (English) Learn more (Spanish) Family Toolkit Find ideas and activities to inspire children's love for the earth and help them become...

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I receive daily posts from https://community.kidsgardening.org/home -the information sharing, resources, lesson plans in Spanish and English are incredible!

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

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Every year, the National Children & Youth Garden Symposium brings together educators, landscape architects and designers, staff at botanic gardens, non-profits, and more from around the country who are all working to engage children with gardens and the natural world that surrounds them.

Begun over 25 years ago, the symposium explores and promotes the many opportunities offered by children's gardens: helping children develop social skills, enhancing school curricula, bringing families together, and creating an awareness of the link between nature and our food, clothing and shelter.

In 1993 the American Horticultural Society saw a need to reconnect children with nature, so it created the first Children & Youth Garden Symposium that educated and inspired people to look at garden design from a new point of view.

Since that date, thousands of children's gardens have been created all over the world: landscapes designed specifically for children and the way they play, explore, and interact.

AHS is proud to have opened the doors for so many, and the Society continues to embrace all youth garden programming that not only reinforces what has been accomplished so far, but takes children's gardens into new territory.

Learn about our past symposia.

"I strongly believe that we need to reconnect our children and youth to their green world. As future trustees of our planet, they will only protect what they love, and only love what they know." - Cindy Tyler, Terra Design Studios

"This is a phenomenal symposium, and it has made a real difference in my career. I am so grateful to be a part of such a wonderful and talented group of people - this is my annual dose of re-inspiration!" - Dr. Cynthia Klemmer, San Antonio Botanical Garden

"People sometimes ask me, if I could only attend one conference this year, which would it be? Hands down, I tell them NCYGS!" - Kim Bailey, Captain Planet Foundation

"I keep coming back to the symposium every year because I love the diverse topics and the great people, conference site, food, bookstore, trips.... in essence, everything!" - Dr. Lolly Tai, Temple University

"Being new to the horticulture world, I did not know what to expect from the Symposium...integrating curriculum into the garden was also new to me. The symposium was inspiring, educational, and filled my heart with hope that I can make a difference in the lives of our youth." -Pamela Mueri, Americorps Nebraska

"Not only did I gather information that was immediately valuable, the symposium introduced me to new ideas and strategies that should keep me busy for years to come!" - Ashley Pedersen, Tucson Botanical Gardens

"The contacts I made at the symposium have given me the encouragement and ideas to help in developing our garden's children and youth educational programming. The conversations and sessions have not only shown me new programmatic ideas, but they have also helped show me possible ways to structure the educational programs and lay out a plan for future programmatic direction." - Derrick Stowell, University of Tennessee Gardens

Join our mailing list to receive periodic updates about the National Children & Youth Garden Symposium .

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Life Lab cultivates children's love of learning, healthy food, and nature through garden-based education.

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The connection between native plants and birds is essential to their survival and interesting for young gardeners.

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https://kidsgardening.org/resources/digging-deeper-native-wisdom/

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Antonio Sanchez has worked with native plants all over California. Read this lively and frank conversation about what it's like to work with natives plants, play in a band, and stay connected to the big picture.

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Native Plant Activities for Kids | California Native Plants Society

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WOW. My favorite resource has to be TIME. :) There is almost too much to look at.

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https://monarchjointventure.org/

Jackie Murphy

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MJV partners are pooling their efforts to protect monarch and pollinator habitat in the U.S.

Monarch Conservation Efforts

People are progressing monarch conservation every day! Our Conservation Efforts Map shows activities happening all across North America that benefit monarchs and their habitat.

Our Conservation Mission

Watch this beautiful video to learn about about monarchs, their migration, and how the MJV is working to protect them!

Donate

Support monarch conservation through the Monarch Joint Venture. Your gift supports education, effort coordination, research, and expansion of habitat across the United States.

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Great YouTube channel that provides tips for gardening in Zone 8.

Shannon P.

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Located on seven spacious acres on the east side of Frisco, Shades of Green is a full-service, family owned and operated garden center. We offer advice, landscape design and installation by certified professionals, and a large selection of healthy, hardy plants.

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https://www.farmtokeiki.org/about/

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We are so grateful for our partners, the organizations and individuals who have helped to bring Farm to Keiki to the community. Mahalo nui loa for your dedication to our mission. Would you like to collaborate?

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It's nice because our growing seasons and conditions are similar.

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Indeterminate. This variety has a rich combination of sweet and spicy flavors. Extremely productive with heavy yields of lime green fruit. High in calcium and vitamin C. Disease and heat resistant.

This variety was named after its journey on the Mayflower bringing the British to the States. Upon its arrival it was cultivated in the Carolinas to the bean we know today. Small square seeds are bi-colored white with rose speckles. Loved for their amazing flavor, despite having stringy pods. An excellent dry bean perfect for baking or canning.

Most corn will yield 2 ears per stalk and its silks will tell you when it's ready to harvest. You want to have silks that are brown and dry with a little bit of green at the base. The ears will feel plump, full to touch and green colored. Gently pull the ear down and away from the stalk while twisting to remove the ear. Keep chilled until ready to use.

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Shop over 750 varieties of vegetable seed, fertilizer, garden tools, and view thousands of free gardening videos. We make gardening fun, accessable, and affordable. Since 2011 MIgardener has prided itself with being family owned and operated with a mission to connect gardeners world wide.

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It was being introduced to Nathan Larsen that led our team to realize we were not alone in our mission to bring kids outside to garden and explore. We also discovered that other schools in our own district were striving for the same thing. It has led us to network better in our own backdoor of WI and create connections that has allowed our school to get more dirt under our nails and sun on our faces. We hope to be an example for the rest of the schools in our district that have not yet taken this path. And hopefully get the district on board as a whole for a new kind of curriculum.

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Great free curriculum for high schoolers

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FoodSpan | Johns Hopkins | Center for a Livable Future

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This free, downloadable curriculum provides high school students with a deep understanding of critical food system issues, empowers them to make healthy and responsible food choices, and encourages them to become advocates for food system change.

What is the Food System?

The food system spans the activities, people and resources involved in getting food from field to plate. Along the way, it intersects with aspects of public health, equity and the environment.

Why Teach the Food System?

The public has shown a growing concern for food system issues. Widespread problems such as chronic illness, infectious disease, social inequality, animal welfare harms, environmental degradation, and the concentration of economic power have ties to the food system. Recognizing these connections can empower young people to become not only informed consumers, but also food citizens who can engage in many facets of the food system, from growing their own food to advocating for policies.

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FoodSpan | Johns Hopkins | Center for a Livable Future

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Teaching the Food System from Farm to Fork

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I like them all and already follow or getting mails from some. or follow on FB.

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I like them all and already follow or getting mails from some. or follow on FB.

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We are your neighbors!

They say "It takes a village to raise a child."

-African proverb

We are the village.

We are curious people with a passion for lifelong learning and a love of nature and the deep desire to help those around us catch the spirit that brightens our lives...

We are gardeners.

The program took seed in a public garden in Thousand Oaks, California, the Conejo Valley Botanic Gardens and has flourished under the care of California Garden Clubs, Inc., the statewide federation of garden clubs in California representing over 20,000 California gardeners when the program was started. Since its inception in 2001, the program has spread to include people from all walks of life. Mentors from communities throughout California have enlisted to support the program. Leaders are being recruited, trained and equipped with the tools they need to ensure the next generation of children will grow to be healthy, well-educated and strong. Parents of children of every age are encouraged to take a proactive approach toward the education, health and the well-being of every child within their reach. The skills that people need to master life are changing. Children need to discover the joy of learning, of simple curiosity, and of invention. They must experience new approaches to learning that are inquiry based, collaborative, and perhaps even virtual. To remain literate and maintain good health, children will need to learn every day for the rest of their lives. The people and programs of Kids Growing Strong aim to help children create their own foundation of skills, knowledge and inspiration; a launch pad that will rocket them on a path of discovery that will last a lifetime.

Our Educational Philosphy

We believe that children can best create meaning and make sense of their world experience in the real-world, encounters with material objects, through relationships between people, and exposure to new ideas and the ways of considering and expressing ideas. Based upon a respectful image of every child as capable and competent and a constructor of their own knowledge, Kids Growing Strong approaches each child as resourceful, curious, imaginative and inventive individual possessing a desire to interact and communicate with others. In the words of Chris Wink, founder of the Blue Man Group, "on a metaphorical level, the traditional model of education is that children are freight cars and the school is a grain silo. It fills each of the kids up and then moves them down the track." The programs developed by Kids Growing Strong aim to help children create their own foundation of skills, knowledge and inspiration; a launch pad that will rocket them on a path of discovery that will last a lifetime.

The Core Kids Growing Strong Team

Maryanne Lucas, Founder (deceased 2017)
Sue Bennett, Executive Director/Treasurer
Tech Liminal, Website & Cloud Applications

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They say "It takes a village to raise a child." -African proverb We are curious people with a passion for lifelong learning and a love of nature and the deep desire to help those around us catch the spirit that brightens our lives... We are gardeners.

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School gardens programs not only promote healthy lifestyles in children, but have also been shown to improve children's behavior and performance at school and improve their attitudes about and appreciation for the environment. Gardens serve as great outdoor classrooms for any number of subjects, including science and ecology, math, creative writing and art.

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Gardening is a great activity for children and it can be a wonderfully educational one, too.The garden can be a great place to teach your kids a little biology and introduce them to the wonders of the natural world in a way that’s fun and likely to spark an interest that will last a lifetime.

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This site has "answers and advice for organic gardeners." The research center includes information on many topics.

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Gardening Activities for Kids | Planet Natural

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Gardening with kids can be anything from planting seeds inside to caring for houseplants, to helping design and maintain a full-fledged garden.

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https://kidsgardening.org/ece-resources/

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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, National Head Start Association and KidsGardening have joined together to combat some of the most pressing challenges facing today's youngest generation, improving access to healthy food and increasing time spent outdoors connected to nature. The three-year partnership will work to bring the powerful, life-enhancing benefits of gardens to one million at-risk Head Start children and families across the country each year through the development of edible gardens and hands-on garden education.

Gardens are an amazing resource in early childhood education classrooms. They offer hands-on learning experiences and provide the chance for inquiry-based exploration while also inspiring children's natural curiosity and wonder. Garden activities can readily be integrated into the curriculum and designed to support the cognitive, physical, social and development of young children. Additionally, they provide ample opportunities to engage families and community members. Some noted benefits of garden-based education programs include:

Build an understanding of and respect for nature and the environment

Motivate kids to eat and love fruits and vegetables

Provide opportunities for hands-on learning, inquiry, observation and experimentation

Promote physical activity and quality outdoor experiences

Teach kids to nurture and care for other living things while developing patience

Offer opportunities for positive social interactions and team building experiences with students, families and community members

Gro More Good Webinar Series

Join us for a year-long webinar series to discover the many ways gardening activities can be used to promote the health and wellness of young children and their families.

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Early Childhood Education Resources - KidsGardening

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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, National Head Start Association and KidsGardening have joined together to combat some of the most pressing challenges facing today's youngest generation, improving access to healthy food and increasing time spent outdoors connected to nature.

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FarmFresh FoodPrints Curriculum and Videos

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FarmFresh FoodPrints Curriculum and Videos

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These videos paired with extensive curriculum are amazing topic introductions to lessons focused on gardening yet taught indoors during the cold winter months in Wisconsin. The worm composting lesson in particular is a great project to bring indoors!

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High energy videos that put the FoodPrints curriculum into action - for students & educators

The following videos bring the big ideas from our FoodPrints lessons to life for students as they explore, ask questions, and think deeply with our very own FoodPrints teachers.

The following videos are educator support videos to provide teachers with tips, strategies, and ideas for teaching FoodPrints lessons and concepts.

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High energy videos that put the FoodPrints curriculum into action - for students & educators The following videos bring the big ideas from our FoodPrints lessons to life for students as they explore, ask questions, and think deeply with our very own FoodPrints teachers.

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California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom
LearnAboutAg.org

there's also a national site Ag in the Classroom site https://nifa.usda.gov/program/agriculture-classroom-aitc-program

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Teachers can use Agriculture in the Classroom to provide their students great lessons in math, science and even arts that relate to agriculture.

NIFA's Agriculture in the Classroom Program (AITC) serves nearly 5 million students and 60,000 teachers annually through workshops, conferences, field trips, farm tours, and other educational activities. AITC programs include working with state AITC activities engaged in a variety of issues relating to agricultural literacy. Other programs emphasized by the NIFA AITC office include:

Science literacy

Agricultural careers

Nutrition

Pre-service and professional develop opportunities for teachers.

The disciplines of agriculture and education have been related for much of our nation's history. When most Americans lived on farms or in small towns, students often did farm chores before and after school. Old schoolbooks have numerous agricultural references. As the farming population began to decline, agricultural emphasis decreased in educational materials as well.

A core group of educators and agriculturalists pushed for more youth education about agriculture. They recognized the interlocking role of farming and food and fiber production with environmental quality, which included wildlife habitat, clean water, and the preservation of forests. This group went on to promote the national effort of AITC. Today AITC continues to help students gain a greater awareness of the role of agriculture in the economy and society so they will become citizens who support wise agricultural policies.

Related Information

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Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) Program

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Teachers can use Agriculture in the Classroom to provide their students great lessons in math, science and even arts that relate to agriculture. NIFA's Agriculture in the Classroom Program (AITC) serves nearly 5 million students and 60,000 teachers annually through workshops, conferences, field trips, farm tours, and other educational activities.

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BackPocket Activities for Home or Garden "BackPocket" Activities = easy to do, minimal materials needed, no screen, engaging for kids About BackPocket Learning The activities referenced on this directory are based on the following criteria: No Screens Activities are not screen-based (with exception of some instructional videos).

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NWF Schoolyard Habitat Virtual Reasources!

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NWF Schoolyard Habitat Virtual Reasources!

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To support the virtual learning needs of teachers, parents as teachers, and caregivers, Eco-Schools USA presents a collection of resources that rely on the natural world as the vehicle for learning. Resource additions are made monthly. Questions? Contact eco-schoolsusa@nwf.org

Learning Activities

A collection of short, at-home learning activities that teachers can share or families can complete together. Take a virtual field trip with "Nature's Witness™," the National Wildlife Federation's first-ever exhibition of wildlife photography chosen from the National Wildlife® Photo Contest.

Outdoor Learning Resources

Eco-Schools USA YouTube Channel

Ranger Rick® Family Guide

This monthly guide provides family-friendly ways to stay engaged with nature. It complements the digital edition of Ranger Rick® magazine, currently available for free. For more animal and nature activities, crafts, stories, and fresh jokes and riddles, explore Ranger Rick at Home. Teachers are also encouraged to download the free, monthly Educator's Guide.

Ranger Rick Jr. ParentGuide

This monthly parent guide is available in both English and Spanish. It complements the digital edition of Ranger Rick Jr. magazine, currently available for free.

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Virtual Classroom Resources | Eco-Schools USA

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To support the virtual learning needs of teachers, parents as teachers, and caregivers, Eco-Schools USA presents a collection of resources that rely on the natural world as the vehicle for learning. Resource additions are made monthly. Questions? Contact eco-schoolsusa@nwf.org A collection of short, at-home learning activities that teachers can share or families can complete together.

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Healthy Bodies, Healthy Gardens - Denver Urban Gardens

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The Healthy Bodies, Healthy Gardens curriculum provides experiential opportunities for student inquiry and investigation into health, earth and life sciences, math, literacy and social science. Our seasonal approach to teaching bridges nutrition, gardening and STEM (science, technology, engineering…

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While this podcast is not necessarily created in regards to garden education, it is a wonderful resource for those interestd in gardening and learning to garden and I feel like it has been incredibly beneficial to me learning to garden so that I can then turn around and use my new found knowledge to share in a garden education setting.

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joe gardener® | Organic Gardening Like a Pro

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* Hi, I'm Joe! *

(Joe Lamp'l to be exact and the "joe" behind joe gardener). You might know me as the Host & Executive Producer of the PBS show Growing a Greener World®, or you may have seen me on NBC's Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, The Weather Channel, or the DIY Network.

You see, I believe the world needs more gardens and more gardeners. My passion is to inspire and instill confidence in anyone who wants to be a new or better gardener, to connect with the soil, have a hand in growing something, or actually eating the very food you grew yourself without harmful chemicals or pesticides, and knowing through the process you did no harm and actually helped in creating a healthier environment around you.

That's the magic of organic gardening, and it's exhilarating. I want to teach you how to experience that same feeling.
Ready to get your hands dirty?

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Organic Gardening | Grow Like a Pro with Joe Lamp'l | joe gardener®

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Grow like a pro with Joe! Dig into your new one-stop shop for the leading organic gardening videos, podcasts, and blogs with Joe Lamp'l, the host of the PBS Show "Growing a Greener World." Subscribe here to learn more diy gardering tips!

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In addition to the website that has already been mentioned, be part of the open forum and you will get updates on all kinds of grants and info!

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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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-Erica Krug, Rooted, erica@rootedwi.org

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Curriculum | The Edible Schoolyard Project

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A n edible education places the child at the center of their learning and uses food to engage all aspects of their education. You can access the Edible Schoolyard's full curriculum of 62 lessons below - along with our pedagogy, philosophy, practices, and approach to curriculum development.