PITCHFORK. If you never been you should go. If you’ve been you’re probably returning. Mud Baron and his crew are again giving away 30,000 organic vegetable, herb and ornamental seedlings plus free compost and free potting soil. Saturday, 5/15, 8:30AM-1030AM Sylmar High School , 13050 Borden Ave., Sylmar 91342 (Garden entrance on Raven – Past […]
Category Archives: School Garden News
City Green and Eastside Neighborhood Association Launch Greenhouse Program March 29, 2010–Paterson, NJ – City Green, an urban community garden and educational programming organization, in partnership with the Eastside Neighborhood Association, has begun their program at the Greenhouse at Eastside Park made available to the groups by the city of Paterson. The greenhouse, located near […]
You’re all invited! I’ll be there representing National Gardening Association. Come out and say hi! Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010 Time: 8:30am – 12:30pm Location: Saturn Street Elementary School Street: 5360 Saturn Street City/Town: Los Angeles, CA The Rings of Saturn are delighted to announce that Saturn has won a 2010 Give Back to Gro […]
1) Make a scarecrow. See Atlanta Botanical Gardens 2009 Scarecrow Winners for inspiration. 2) Paint a sign. Nothing says Our Garden like a freshly painted sign. See 25 photos of garden signs from Life Lab. 3) Build a trellis. Trellises are needed throughout the year to support such vegetables as peas, pole beans, tomatoes, melons, […]
Always a difficult decision. Tomatoes (and corn) is everyone’s favorite homegrown vegetable. We’ll be starting them indoors in late February and early March. If you haven’t gotten your seeds yet, get them NOW. This year I’ve decided on Aunt Ruby’s German Green, Pineapple Tomato, Cherokee Purple and Sungold Tomato. Sungolds are bright orange, cherry tomatoes, […]
Green Education Foundation (GEF) is mobilizing two million children to participate in environmental educational programs during National Green Week 2010 (Feb. 1-5, 2010). The objective is to empower students to become environmental stewards within the context of their own lives. GEF’s provides all the educational content for the program including standards based environmental lessons that […]
From Green Pages, stlawu.edu School Garden Training Location: St. Lawrence University Campus Date: March 30, 2010 School Garden Training on the St. Lawrence University Campus, Canton This training is designed for those who already maintain a school garden project AND for those considering one. It is open to school faculty and staff, parents, community members […]