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Soil Health

April 22, 2020 By Renata Solan

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

May 14, 2018 By Renata Solan

Reducing Lead Hazard in Gardens and Play Areas

Lead is the most common metal contaminant in urban areas. Lead exists naturally in soils at concentrations of 10 to 50 parts per million (ppm). Higher concentrations may indicate lead contamination. This document from Oregon State University Extension will walk you through ways to limit risks of lead contamination in outdoor learning spaces.  View Resource »

Filed Under: Garden Planning, Maintaining & Sustaining, Safety, Soil Health

July 27, 2017 By Renata Solan

Things to Know Before You Start a Container Garden

In principle, container gardening is not particularly hard. After all, you really need only four things: a container, plants, soil and water. However, there are some unique considerations when you begin container gardening if you want to keep your plants alive and looking their best. This is a summary of the important things to know for container gardening, complete with article links for learning more about these subjects. View Resource »

Filed Under: Building Projects, Garden Design, Garden in Winter, Garden Planning, Indoor Garden Beds & Structures, Maintaining & Sustaining, Planting, Soil Health, Weed & Pest Management

July 27, 2017 By Renata Solan

Successful Container Gardens

Learn about choosing containers, picking the right soil mix, how to successfully container garden, and more! Perfect for gardens in the classroom or outdoors. This well-organized resources will become a go-to guide! View Resource »

Filed Under: Composting, Garden Design, Garden in Winter, Garden Planning, Maintaining & Sustaining, Planting, Soil Health

June 27, 2017 By Renata Solan

15 Mistakes that Beginner Gardeners Make

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 »

Filed Under: Garden Design, Garden Planning, Getting Started, Maintaining & Sustaining, Planting, Soil Health, Weed & Pest Management

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