Job creation has been an important theme in our country the last couple of years. President Obama is struggling with it, the presumptive GOP nominee is struggling with it, and Congress is struggling with it. At John Muir High School in Pasadena, CA, three volunteers have come up with a school garden model that is […]
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Garden Tool Company will give three lucky schools a gift certificate for $500 dollars, so they can pick the tools that will help their school garden program the most. How to Enter Are you with a school or do you know of a school that has a garden program and could benefit from some garden […]
By James Gardeneer, Principal, Austin Road Elementary School, Mahopac, NY I think we can all agree it has been an unusual winter. It’s now the end of the first week in February and we still have no snow on the ground. The temperatures are frequently hitting the low 50’s, and there are reports of birds […]
Our story begins with David Gido, Headmaster of the Making a Difference Foundation Tanzania (MDFT) Garden School, a small primary school in Arusha, Tanzania, the gateway to the best Safaris in Africa. As a teacher, David wanted to do something about the growing number of HIV/AIDS orphans that were not attending primary school. He started […]
The following is a guest post from OneSeedChicago.com. If you are a Chicago gardener please vote, everyone else, take notes, perhaps you’ll be inspired to start a similar program in your city. NeighborSpace’s One Seed Chicago project lets Chicago gardeners vote on their favorite seed then distributes the winning seed for free to encourage urban […]
By Tricia Elisara, KidsInGardens.com Often, the clear-eyed observation that “gardens are hard work” is an argument given for NOT starting a garden. I believe, however, that this truth is one of the most compelling reasons to (ahem) dig in if you hope to teach character education. In the spring of 2010, Julian Elementary won a […]
Upcoming school garden grant deadlines are listed below. Don’t delay, apply now. 1) Burpee Home Gardens® is now accepting applications for the 2012 “I Can Grow” Youth Garden Award” The award will sponsor and support youth and community gardens across the US in 2012. What the Youth Garden Award includes: Up to 500 vegetable and […]