School gardens are an innovative way to improve student health and wellbeing and provide nutrition education, hands-on curricular activities, and outdoor opportunities for students of all ages. In many parts of Wisconsin, school gardens are a curricular mainstay to provide hands-on experience that will prepare students for future careers. This document provides talking points to help explain the wide-reaching benefits of garden-based education. View Resource »
Designing Garden Spaces for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
According to a 2018 study, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) now impacts 1 in 40 children in the United States. Therapeutic engagement with gardening and garden-based activities is one type of intervention currently being explored for children and youth with ASD. This resource provides design tips to consider when planning a garden space for youth with ASD. View Resource »
Making the Case: Case Studies on Green Schoolyards
Why do green schoolyards matter and what are their benefits? These materials will help you advocate for your school garden program thanks to these success stories with notable outcomes. View Resource »
Benefits of Green Schoolyards Infographics
This collection of free toolkits, reports, infographics and advocacy tools is designed to help you or your organization/institution connect children, families and communities to nature. These beautiful resources lay out the many reasons that green schoolyards benefit our youth and our communities, including academic, mental health, and physical activity benefits. View Resource »
Nutritious, Delicious, Wisconsin: Connecting Nutrition Education and Local Foods
Nutritious, Delicious, Wisconsin curriculum is a thematic unit of instruction that uses local foods to teach nutrition concepts to elementary students. Nutritious, Delicious, Wisconsin focuses on Wisconsin foods with a connection to Wisconsin’s history, culture, and people. The primary goal of this curriculum is to broaden the food experiences of Wisconsin students and provide another aspect to the study of nutrition as part of the study of our great state. View Resource »
