A successful school garden doesn’t just require teamwork, it builds students’ teamwork skills. From academic rewards to healthier lifestyles, these helpful tidbits about the benefits of garden-based education can help with grant writing, promoting the idea of a garden within your community, or even spark ideas for lessons. View Resource »
Homegrown: School Gardens in Wisconsin
From the Department of Public Instruction. Children are more likely to absorb and integrate food knowledge if they have real-life contact with agriculture. School gardens offer a wonderful medium for students to get their hands dirty and learn about food, agriculture, and nutrition. This document profiles schools and walks through best practices to create a productive and lasting garden-based education program. View Resource »
Creating & Growing Edible Schoolyards
An edible schoolyard is a great tool to provide real-life experiences and to help students make the connection of how vegetables and fruit move from the seed to table. Developed as part of the Minnesota Statewide Health Improvement Program Initiative, this guide walks through developing a school garden as a key strategy to creating healthier schools. View Resource »
School Garden Design Webinar
This webinar comes from our friends at LifeLab. Learn from the experts about interesting design features from across the country and smart design tips to create a fun, educational, and dynamic space for garden-based learning. View Resource »
Engage Families with Farm to ECE
Family engagement is central to early care and education quality. Farm to Early Care and Education can be used as a tool to promote successful family partnerships! Check out this resource for ideas on how to cultivate a healthy site for all your families, connect caregivers to learning, and for free printables. This resource is funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan. View Resource »
