To support the adoption of Zero Waste practices at schools everywhere, One Cool Earth created a free, DIY Guide to Zero Waste. The guide includes easy-to-understand graphics and training videos so schools have everything they need to get their own compost and recycling systems up and running. View Resource »
High Tunnels
Fresh, local spinach in February? What seems impossible becomes reality with the use of high tunnels. These plastic-covered structures protect against Wisconsin’s cold winters so schools can enjoy fresh spinach and other produce into the late fall and during the early spring months. This brief offers information for building and using a high tunnel on school grounds. Download Brief »
How to Build a Hoop House
Hoop Houses (plastic covered tunnels) are a great way to protect plants from the cold, lengthen your growing season in both fall and spring, and potentially increase the yields of produce growing in your garden. In this video, experts share how they constructed hoop houses in the People’s Garden at USDA Headquarters. View Resource »
Constructing a Simple PVC High Tunnel
This low-cost, 30’ long by 18’ wide PVC high tunnel is constructed using PVC pipe for hoops. A crew of four can easily construct a high tunnel of this design in a single day, and a single person can do the majority of the construction! View Resource »
Growing School Gardens: Annie’s How-to Guide for Five Kinds of Children’s Gardens
This guide offers five examples of different gardens—from simple to complex—that can flourish at schools and other learning environments with the hope that at least one of these examples will fuel your motivation to garden with kids: windowsill gardens, vertical gardens, raised beds/container gardens, cold frames/tunnels/greenhouses, and large-scale gardens. View Resource »
