As a former classroom teacher, I can attest to the powerful pull food has for students.
Category: building community
Try “One Bite” Salsa Straight from the Garden
Guest Post by Mindy Bañuelos, First Grade Teacher at Pueblo Vista Magnet School It was 9:30 a.m. on a Tuesday–time for small reading groups! As a first grade teacher, reading and writing are always at the top of my list. When I sat down with my reading group, I realized I forgot my “green juice.”…
Celebrate Summer’s Bounty with a Triple Tomato Taste Test
The Triple Tomato Taste lesson is a perfect way to connect home and school in meaningful ways during Food Literacy Month!
Crowdfunding Successes (and Challenges) for Garden-Based Education
With the right combination of planning and prowess, crowdfunding is a viable way to raise money for garden-based education.
Sharing the Summer Harvest with Open Garden Days
Reward hard work with garden bounty.
School Gardens as Symbols of Patriotism and Self-Reliance in Troubled Times
School gardens are as old as public education itself.
Empowering Youth Leaders with In- and After-School Clubs
Enlisting students during extracurricular times of the school day is a viable way to build youth leaders and maintain a school garden at the same time.
When Faced with Disaster, Food Inspires Hope and Builds Community
Today is National Food Day. Although Napa County had an event planned for this evening, we opted to cancel due to the devastating wildfires that swept through the North Bay these past two weeks. Our event was scheduled at a local public school. Because classroom doors just reopened yesterday for the first time since October…
Make a List, Check it Twice: How to Keep Everyone Busy at a Garden Work Party
Accomplish your garden goals with a work party strategy.
Backward Planning for a School Garden Salsa Harvest
Tomatoes start showing up in the big-box stores as early as February. To stay competitive, the locally owned nurseries probably stock them not much later, even though they know that it does little good to plant tomatoes any earlier than April 15th in Napa. Depending on your location, the low evening temperatures throughout the summer…
Spring Plants, Grants, Contests, and Events
Spring has sprung! Buds are breaking and temperatures are rising. Warm weather brings so many opportunities–and work–in the garden. The spring season welcomes a proliferation of plants, grants, contests, and events for school garden educators. As the soil becomes workable again, annual plant sales begin. This past weekend I attended the UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale. People seemed surprised…
Dirt Girls to the Rescue!
A lot of tiny hands help maintain the school garden after school.
