On August 4, 2009, an amendment introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont to provide 2 million dollars to fund a “school community garden pilot program” was unanimously approved as part of the Senate Ag Appropriations Bill, which passed the Senate on the same date. Gardens are powerful educational tools, providing opportunities for children to […]
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Smart By Nature: Schooling for Sustainability By Michael K. Stone/Center for Ecoliteracy Foreword by Daniel Goleman, author of Ecological Intelligence Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability portrays the growing sustainability movement in K-12 education, showcasing inspiring stories of public, independent, and charter schools across the country. This 216-page book describes strategies for greening the campus […]
Over the course of two weeks students wrote, filmed, and directed this short film after reading Paul Fleischman’s novel Seedfolks. These stories are the students’ stories created on location in Mr. Hughes’ English class at Virgil Middle School in Los Angeles, California. Put this book on your summer reading list, you’ll thank me in the […]
By Elvia J. Montanez, Director or the Pre-K program, Holy Name of Mary School, San Dimas, CA We’re just a single pre-k class in a pre-k through eighth grade school, but the children and parents have helped create a beautiful and bountiful garden. It is actually the space of dirt found in a “U-shape” between […]
Curtis Jones is President of BotanicalInterests.com, a family owned seed company based in Colorado. Botanical Interests offers a very unique seed selling fundraising program that works particularly well for schools and especially schools with gardens. School Garden Weekly (SGW): Curtis, what inspired you to start this unique fundraising idea for schools? Curtis Jones (CJ): The […]
Hope to see you all there! The Los Angeles Unified School District’s CALIFORNIA INTSTRUCTIONAL SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM ANNUAL RESOURCE FAIR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 10:00am-2:00pm AT THE “HIDDEN GARDEN” IN NORTH WEDDINGTON PARK ADJACENT TO Rio Vista Elementary School 4243 Satsuma Ave North Hollywood, CA 91602 OVER 50 RESOURCE TABLES! OVER 50,000 FREE VEGETABLE SEEDLINGS! […]
Hiram Young was born a slave in Tennessee in the early 1800s. After purchasing his freedom as young man, he became famous as a wagon builder during the early trail days and westward expansion…After the Civil War he returned to Independence, MO and started his business again. During this time frame he built a school […]