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 »
Free & Discounted Seeds for Youth Garden Programs
This document lists companies and organizations that provide free and/or discounted seeds for youth garden programs. This list is not specific to any state or region, so you may also want to check with local stores and organizations if you are looking to source seeds for your youth garden program. View Resource »
The USDA Farm to School Planning Toolkit
The Farm to School Planning Toolkit guides you though questions to consider and helpful resources to reference when starting or growing a farm to school program. It is designed for use by schools, school districts, and community partners. The toolkit is filled with tips and examples, insights from others, and lists of resources for further research. Each school district is unique, so browse the topics to find the resources most relevant to you and your implementation team! View Resource »
Gardening Mistakes That I’ve Made
Here are 6 gardening mistakes from a real gardener (who will continue to make and learn from mistakes, as we all will)! Whether you are new to gardening or experienced, you will make some mistakes. Learn from it. That’s the most important thing. Your garden is not going to be perfect and there is nothing wrong with that. View Resource »
Advice to a New Gardener
This blog post tackles some of the reasons that gardeners get burned out on gardening before they even get started. While the post focuses on individuals, many of the lessons can be applied to school garden settings. View Resource »
