If you’re just getting started or looking to build support for your garden, a garden committee is a great way to bring together enthusiastic supporters who want to help your garden blossom. When forming your garden committee, think about a diversity of interests and perspectives. Gardens flourish when important stakeholders like teachers, parents, nurses, and students all have their voices heard. This is a guide to forming an effective garden committee from kidsgardening.org. View Resource »
Safety in the Little Gardeners’ Garden
There are many things to consider when starting a garden, especially one that small children will use. This publication focuses on how to build and use a garden space that meets and exceeds the safety requirements and licensing rules for child care programs in Wisconsin. View Resource »
Cultivating Safety
This booklet pulls garden-specific information from the North American Guidelines for Children’s Agricultural Tasks, a list that was developed at the request of parents to assist them with assigning safe and appropriate jobs to children and youth. These guidelines can also assist adults with teaching youth how to do a job safely. View Resource »
Garden Camp Manual
Hosting garden camps can be one way to manage school garden sites in the summer. This manual outlines the schedule, operational and safety policies, and vision of Gorman Heritage Farm’s garden-themed summer camps. View Resource »
Companion Planting Guide
This very visual guide helps garden managers and students decide which plants can be placed near each other to help maximize space and minimize pests. View Resource »
