Wisconsin School Garden Day honors and celebrates educators, students, families, community leaders, and all people who have made garden-based education a reality and an asset in communities throughout the state! This year Governor Tony Evers will declare Thursday, May 16, 2024 to be the 6th annual Wisconsin School Garden Day. (Read Gov. Evers’ 2023 proclamation here.) You can participate in Wisconsin School Garden Day by engaging in some type of garden-based education activity or celebration on May 16, 2024 (or another day that week). We encourage everyone to celebrate Wisconsin School Garden Day in a way that best fits their programs. Any activity that involves kids engaging with a garden or gardening–including, but not limited to, activities around planting, observing, art, literature, STEM, weeding, and planning–can be a way to celebrate Wisconsin School Garden Day. If you’re looking for inspiration:
- Scroll through past participant lists to see what other programs have done to celebrate: 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
- Read through the 2024 WI School Garden Day Activity Guide for suggestions that are engaging and easy to implement at your school or program.
- Check back soon for a list of participating programs
- The image below can be saved and shared! On Instagram, use the hashtag #WISchoolGardenDay
We want to know what you have planned! If you know how you will celebrate Wisconsin School Garden Day, tell us about it! You can email Wisconsin School Garden Network/ Rooted Farm to School Director, Erica Krug, or share on Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag #WISchoolGardenDay.