School gardens with a robust vision are more likely to build resilience in the wake of many challenges.
Category: building community
Four Keys to Grant Collaboration: A Farm-to-School Success Story
Farm to School recently announced record-setting funding for feeding and teaching kids. Read these tips as you think about your grant proposal.
A Somber Summer Solstice
To celebrate organizations who are leading the way in the face of social inequity and racial injustice in outdoor education, this month’s post highlights curated resources for building resilience and confronting silence.
Extolling the Virtues of a Snail
If the snail is already not your favorite animal, Escargot would like you to reconsider.
Steps for Designing a Children’s Garden
Celebrate National Garden Month by engaging the youngest gardeners to design their own spaces to engage and explore.
Turning Over a New Leaf
Sensory experience–a hallmark of science, nutrition, and environmental education–is much harder to deliver via screen. However, a few months ago I was inspired me to turn over a new leaf.
Being a Curious Birder
Becoming a curious birder may be just the antidote you need to get through 2020!
Cooking Up Food Education
As a former classroom teacher, I can attest to the powerful pull food has for students.
Try “One Bite” Salsa Straight from the Garden
Despite the fact that I am not an expert gardener, I still find the importance and joy of sharing my experiences with food, the connection between garden-to-classroom and farm-to-table lessons.
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…
