Wisconsin School Garden Network offers free school garden trainings at schools, community centers, and non-profit sites around Wisconsin. Trainings provide information and inspiration to anyone interested in starting or sustaining a youth garden. They also offer a platform for those invested in youth gardens to exchange ideas and resources. Themes and topics will vary.
Here, you will find information about upcoming Wisconsin School Garden Network trainings, as well as other events around the state related to garden-based education.
Have an event that you’d like us to share? Email Communications Director Renata Solan at renata@communitygroundworks.org with the details of your event.
Look for this carrot icon to find free Wisconsin School Garden Network workshops:
Webinar Series: Build Your District’s Garden to Cafeteria Program
September 6, October 11, November 8, & January 10
Slow Food USA, in partnership with Whole Kids Foundation, has developed a toolkit to help school district food services safely bring school garden produce onto the lunch line! They are launching a 4 month webinar series to provide technical support for the Garden to Cafeteria toolkit. Each month will feature a webinar and a separate virtual office hours session with Andrew Nowak, as well as email support, as needed.
Learn more and register here!
WEBINAR: Seed Change in Native Communities Cohort
November 1, 2018, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, our November Trending Topics webinar will feature partners from the National Farm to School Network’s Seed Change in Native Communities project. Since 2017, the Seed Change project has helped to create dozens of school gardens in Native communities, put local and indigenous foods on the plates of hundreds of c
