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Elementary Teachers,
The last 2 weeks were pretty great I think because I revealed so much important information to help you bust your fears of starting a garden with your students.
Busted a few myths and showed you how to find the time to do this!
Are you a teacher who would have loved it if you could grow a food garden with your students...
BUT...
You are not doing it because...
1) Do You think you need outdoor space?
2) You've never grown a thing in your life and think you've got gray thumbs.
3) Or do you think you need to organize...
After almost a decade of growing school gardens, in all kinds of schools, and in all types of settings, in-school, after-school, clubs, teaching myself, training facilitators who taught my programs, training classroom teachers, and providing them with resources and coaching, there are 5...
Should you leave growing food gardens for spring and completely forget about them in fall and winter?
Absolutely not! For a few reasons:
1) First, you can teach about good food and the positive environmental impacts humans can have just by growing food locally... The young are disappointed in us...
For most elementary teachers, growing a classroom or school garden might sound intimidating, but it can easily be simplified by planning. I know, I know! Planning is not the most pleasant aspect of growing gardens but as for any subject you teach, this one too requires planning. Even though you...
Elementary teachers, growing somewhat of a school or even a classroom garden, in student clubs or by arranging a few planting or work events with parents, is possible...
But, not if you want that garden to be EDUCATIONAL and no matter the size, IMPACTFUL.
Not if you want it to be producing FOOD...
Elementary teachers, have you ever tried to grow a school garden or even a classroom garden before?
Did you try to get plants donated, then organized planting events and work events with parents?
Or maybe you put together a lunchtime or after-hours/weekend club with your school's students to grow...
So... Let's say that you grew a school garden with your students throughout the school year and they worked hard and you all took really good care of your plants. Let's say you also set up a watering chest and arranged volunteers for the summer... just like I showed you in last week's blog.
But...
Summer maintenance is at the top of your mind when it comes to growing a school garden. And for very good reasons too. The last thing teachers want is to have to come to school every day of their summer vacation to deal with issues and do chores. Teachers deserve a peaceful and worry-free summer....
The very first concern that teachers or school admins have about the topic of growing school gardens is SUMMER MAINTENANCE!
And for very good reason too! Educators take on a lot and do A LOT for their students during the school year and when summer comes, they want to go away to their very...
Growing food gardens with students in schools could be a lot easier than you imagine!
If you're an elementary teacher who's been wanting to do this but haven't, or you've done some growing but not up to your desires, you're in the right place!
Went live last week almost every day and shared...
