Project planning resources to support your school garden team
Establishing a School Garden Culture
When: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Support Material
- Workshop recording (YouTube)
- Workshop presentation (pdf)
- Feedback survey: Jan 24
- Worksheet #1: Setting up your garden committee (doc)
- Resources:
- KidsGardening: Seeds of Success Toolkit
- Kids Gardening: List of journal articles outlining the benefits of school gardens for children in terms of academic, environmental attitudes, social, and nutrition and health
- Farm to Cafeteria Canada: 5 Benefits of School Gardens
- February 3 – Discussion Group notes (pdf)
Designing Your School Garden and Crop Planning
When: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Support Material
- Workshop recording (YouTube)
- Workshop presentation (pdf)
- Feedback survey: Tell us what you thought!
- Resources:
- Worksheet 2: Designing a School Garden
- Learning from the Land Toolkit
- Kids Gardening: Seeds of Success Toolkit
- School Garden Project: Increasing Inclusion in the Garden
- Megan Zeni’s websites: https://theclassroomgardener.com/ and https://meganzeni.com/
- Starting a Schoolyard Market Garden
- School Year Gardens – A Toolkit to Grow Food from September to June
- TEGS Garden Design Plan
- How to start a school garden guide
- Whole Kids: School garden lesson plans
- KidsGardening: School garden planning
- Outdoor Learning Store: Episode 04 podcast: Gardening as an entry point to thinking big, with outdoor and garden educator Kaci Rae Christopher, author of The School Garden Curriculum
- Life Lab: School Garden Resources for Educators
- February 23 – Discussion Group notes (pdf)
Classroom Growing and Building the Garden
When: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Support Material
- Workshop recording (YouTube)
- Workshop presentation (pdf)
- Feedback survey: Tell us what you thought!
- March 16 – Discussion Group notes (pdf)
- Resources:
Outdoor Planting
When: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Support Material
- Workshop recording (YouTube)
- Workshop presentation (pdf)
- Feedback survey: Tell us what you thought!
- Resources:
- Crop Planning Resources
- Spring Activities in the Garden
- Journaling in the Garden: ABCDE’s of Scientific Drawing
- Garden Observation Sheet
- Plant Signage Lesson
- Season Extension: Blog and video about using Remay/floating row cover in a garden
Summer Maintenance and Volunteer Management
When: Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Support Material
- Workshop recording (YouTube)
- Workshop presentation (pdf)
- Feedback survey: Tell us what you thought!
- Resources
- NOTE: Discussion group will be held next month June 15th. Postponed due to the F2SBC Conference.
Spring Harvest and Celebration
When: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Support Material
- Workshop recording (YouTube)
- Workshop presentation (pdf)
- Feedback survey: Tell us what you thought!
- Resources
Harvesting and Seed Saving
When: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Support Material
- Workshop recording (YouTube)
- Workshop presentation (pdf)
- Feedback survey: Tell us what you thought!
- Resources
Winterizing Your Garden and Long-Term Sustainability
When: Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Support Material
- Workshop recording (YouTube)
- Workshop presentation (pdf)
- Feedback survey: Tell us what you thought!
- Resources: a jam-packed list of resources and links (pdf)
Additional School Garden Support Resources
- School Garden Crop Planning Guide
- Lesson Plan: Saving Garden Seeds
- School Garden Summer Maintenance Guide
- Connecting to the Curriculum: Elementary (Gr.K-7)
- Connecting to the Curriculum: Secondary (Gr.8-12)