Rooted’s Seasonal Curriculum Framework for School Gardens provides an outline for themes, topics, and lesson ideas for seasonal garden activities fall through spring. View Resource.
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 »
Winter-bird Friendly Garden
Looking for activities to do in the winter? Learn about what makes for a healthy landscape to attract and support winter birds. Students will love keeping track of visitors throughout the winter. 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 »
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 »
