It can be hard to remember everything we need to prepare for spring. The New York Botanical Garden offers a calendar with reminders/suggestions to help you stay on top of your garden project year-round. View Resource »
Fundraising Opportunities
Our Funding Opportunities page lists grants and funding sources related to garden-based education. View Page »
Incorporating School Garden Language Into a School Wellness Policy
Research supports school gardening as a strategy to improve childhood health. Incorporating school garden language into a school wellness policy increases the sustainability of the school garden. Such language ensures students far into the future will benefit from the garden. This document serves as a guide for effectively integrating school garden language into a school wellness policy. To learn more about the importance of school wellness policies and the gardenrelated activities they support, see the Wisconsin School Garden Initiative Brief: Improving Health with School Wellness Policies. Download Brief »
Improving Health with School Wellness Policies
School wellness policies are a tool to promote student health. Identifying goals for nutrition and physical activity helps schools create healthy students. This document provides an overview of school wellness policy history, outlines policy requirements, and suggests activities for inclusion. For ideas and sample language for including school gardens into a school wellness policy, see the Wisconsin School Garden Initiative Brief: Incorporating School Garden Language into a School Wellness Policy. Download Brief »
Gardening by Month
This list of “Monthly Tips and Tasks” from the Missouri Botanical Garden can help you plan weekly and monthly gardening tasks and help identify common pests and problems that occur each month. View Resource »
