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Health & Wellness

February 28, 2023 By Nathan

Roots in the Ground

Roots in the Ground is a comprehensive Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) curriculum created by Rooted staff, partners, and consultants to guide in-person garden-based education and cooking trainings for ECE professionals. The curriculum is designed to help early childhood educators feel inspired and confident in gardening and cooking activities with young children. View Resource »

Filed Under: Academic Benefits, Accessibility, Activities, Ag/Gardening, Art & Music, Benefits & Advocacy, Community Engagement, Culinary Arts, Curricula, Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Early Care & Education, Evaluation, Fundraising, Garden Design, Garden in Summer, Garden in Winter, Garden Planning, Garden to Cafeteria, Getting Started, Health & Wellness, Health/Nutrition, In the Classroom, Maintaining & Sustaining, Math, Planting, Pollinators, Safety, Science/Nature, Social Studies/History, Soil Health, Tools, Water/Irrigation, Weed & Pest Management, Writing/Reading

April 22, 2020 By Nathan

Cultivating Childhood Wellness Through Gardening

A free online training for K-12 teachers, early childcare professionals, and community educators. Topics cover garden planning, activities, and curricula. The entire training takes about 90 minutes, but can be viewed in separate chapters. Early childhood educators and some after-school program staff can earn 1.5 CEUs through The Registry. View Resource »

Filed Under: Activities, Benefits & Advocacy, Community Engagement, Culinary Arts, Curricula, Lessons, & Activities, Early Care & Education, Garden Design, Garden Planning, Getting Started, Health & Wellness, Health/Nutrition, Maintaining & Sustaining, Planting, Soil Health, Water/Irrigation, Weed & Pest Management

November 5, 2019 By Nathan

School Gardens Help Wisconsin Grow

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 »

Filed Under: Academic Benefits, Benefits & Advocacy, Health & Wellness, Research Studies

July 25, 2019 By Nathan

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 »

Filed Under: Accessibility, Benefits & Advocacy, Garden Design, Garden Planning, Health & Wellness

June 25, 2019 By Nathan

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 »

Filed Under: Academic Benefits, Benefits & Advocacy, Health & Wellness

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