This document provides a summary of the best children's books about gardening for different age groups from preschool to middle school. It includes top picture books, fiction books, non-fiction books, and cookbooks. It also lists several educator resources for starting and maintaining school gardens, including curriculum guides, reference books, and websites. The document was written by Rick Swann, an elementary school librarian and author who has researched and written about school gardens.
Nov 2010 Louisiana School Garden Newsletter
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Summary of information on how the DC Local Food Week went including evaluation numbers. For more information contact Andrea Northup of the DC Farm to School Network.
Nov 2011 Louisiana School Gardening News
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For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Let’s Start a School Garden
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For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Press release about Washington DC's Local Food Week. Handout given to participants in the workshop titled "3 Places, 3 Approaches: Farm to School Week in DC, MD and VA"
Nov 2010 Louisiana School Garden Newsletter
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Summary of information on how the DC Local Food Week went including evaluation numbers. For more information contact Andrea Northup of the DC Farm to School Network.
Nov 2011 Louisiana School Gardening News
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Let’s Start a School Garden
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Press release about Washington DC's Local Food Week. Handout given to participants in the workshop titled "3 Places, 3 Approaches: Farm to School Week in DC, MD and VA"
Why Start a School Garden & School Garden Manual ~ Lighten Up Lancaster
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Greenhouse Gardening at Elementary Schools
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
How Do You Plan a School Garden
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Participant Melissa DeSa of Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. shared this summary of the conference she put together for her community. It highlights the garden tours, speaker highlights and general information about the conference for those unable to attend. Share it around and thanks Melissa!
A handout used during the workshop 3 Places 3 Approaches: Farm to School Week in DC, MD and VA. Highlights a week long celebration in DC schools of local agriculture products.
Aug 2013 Louisiana School Gardening News
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Aug 2011 Louisiana School Gardening News
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Autumn 2012 School Gardening News ~ Massachusetts
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For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Matt Benson of the Virginia Cooperative Extension presents on Virginia's Farm to School program that sourced local foods for one week statewide. Presented during the workshop : 3 Places, 3 Approaches: Farm to School Weeks in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC
Feb 2012 Louisiana School Gardening News
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Start your weight loss journey today
With so many weight loss programs out there, it can be tough to know which plan is the best one for you. Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today with the scientifically proven diet that's helped 1 million+ people lose weight and keep it off.
Does your weight have you feeling frustrated? If so, we can help! The long-term goal of our program is to have you consume a healthy diet, get regular exercise, and practice the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
This is a weight loss calculator. Use it for an estimate of your weight loss potential.
Why Start a School Garden & School Garden Manual ~ Lighten Up Lancaster
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Greenhouse Gardening at Elementary Schools
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
How Do You Plan a School Garden
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Participant Melissa DeSa of Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. shared this summary of the conference she put together for her community. It highlights the garden tours, speaker highlights and general information about the conference for those unable to attend. Share it around and thanks Melissa!
A handout used during the workshop 3 Places 3 Approaches: Farm to School Week in DC, MD and VA. Highlights a week long celebration in DC schools of local agriculture products.
Aug 2013 Louisiana School Gardening News
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Aug 2011 Louisiana School Gardening News
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Autumn 2012 School Gardening News ~ Massachusetts
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Matt Benson of the Virginia Cooperative Extension presents on Virginia's Farm to School program that sourced local foods for one week statewide. Presented during the workshop : 3 Places, 3 Approaches: Farm to School Weeks in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC
Feb 2012 Louisiana School Gardening News
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Start your weight loss journey today
With so many weight loss programs out there, it can be tough to know which plan is the best one for you. Start Your Weight Loss Journey Today with the scientifically proven diet that's helped 1 million+ people lose weight and keep it off.
Does your weight have you feeling frustrated? If so, we can help! The long-term goal of our program is to have you consume a healthy diet, get regular exercise, and practice the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
This is a weight loss calculator. Use it for an estimate of your weight loss potential.
Connecting History, Agriculture and the Future in the Classroom learnaboutag
Make the connection between history agriculture and the future! The California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom provides teacher-tested, standards-based, educational materials for K-12 educators statewide to enhance all curriculum disciplines.
May 2011 Louisiana School Gardening News
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For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Feb 2011 Louisiana School Gardening News
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Seed Saving and Seed Study for Educators: A Handful of Seeds
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Check out our latest thinking for food brands seeking to engage Gen Alpha and their Millennial Parents.
We collaborated with schools across the UK using a design-thinking process to gather over 200 ideas!
The project was focussed on the insight that parents are seeking to raise open minded children open to experimenting and adapting. Whilst this goal manifests at a holistic level in approach to life we see it crossing over into all kinds of categories and in food there is a strong desire to encourage and facilitate ‘courageous trial’.
The Organic School Garden: Hands-On Teaching of Environmental Health and Social Values
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For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
The Organic School Garden ~ Beyond Pesticides
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Seed-Saving and Seed Study for Educators
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Colorado School Gardening Handouts: Integrating Curriculum
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double your School Garden Food Production with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases School Garden Food Production by 250 Percent
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Let's Get Growing in Containers: School Curriculum
`
For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
Protein Puzzle Short Course - New England Beef-to-Institution Initiative
Chelsea Bardot Lewis
Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator
Vermont Agency of Agriculture
Farm to School and Healthy Hospitals Initiative: Change Agents in Food System Reform
Marydale DeBor JD,
Lecturer, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Managing Director, Fresh Advantage™ LLC
New Haven, CT
“Professional Development for an Ideal School Meal”
By Ann M. Evans, Principal, Evans & Brennan, Food Systems Consultants and coauthor of “Cooking with California Food in K-12 Schools” (2011, Center for Ecoliteracy)
Process, Findings and Implications from Two Health Impact Assessments: Informing Farm to School Policy, Programs and Research
Presenters were:
Dr. Tia Henderson, Upstream Public Health
Megan Lott, Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project, The Pew Charitable Trusts
A collaborative effort of the Farm to Preschool Subcommittee of the National Farm to School Network, the workshop was led by: Stacey Sobell, Ecotrust/National Farm to School Network; Zoe Phillips, Urban & Environmental Policy Institute, Occidental College; Emily Jackson, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project/National Farm to School Network; Katy Pelissier, Ecotrust
Welcome to the Program Your Destiny course. In this course, we will be learning the technology of personal transformation, neuroassociative conditioning (NAC) as pioneered by Tony Robbins. NAC is used to deprogram negative neuroassociations that are causing approach avoidance and instead reprogram yourself with positive neuroassociations that lead to being approach automatic. In doing so, you change your destiny, moving towards unlocking the hypersocial self within, the true self free from fear and operating from a place of personal power and love.
1. Growing a Garden Book Collection for Kids
Arden Bucklin-Sporer and Rachel Kathleen Pringle in their book How to Grow a
School Garden describe school gardens as “libraries full of life, mystery, and
surprise.” I tell children that being in a garden is like reading a good book. Reading
about gardens not only gets kids jazzed about working in the garden, it allows them
to dig more deeply into many of the issues and themes that school gardens bring to
play: encouraging community, promoting sustainability and a love of nature,
instilling a sense of place to name a few. These are some of the best books for kids
that promote gardening.
Top 5 Gardening Books Preschool to Kindergarten
Eating the alphabet: fruits and vegetables A to Z by Lois Ehlert.
Foods from around the world teaches upper and lowercase letters.
Growing vegetable soup by Lois Ehlert.
A father and child grow vegetables and then make vegetable soup from them.
Jack’s garden by Henry Cole.
Cumulative text describes the stages of that Jack’s garden goes through from the
time he prepares and plants his seeds.
Rah! rah! radish: a vegetable chant by April Pulley Sayres.
Rhyming text and colorful illustrations describe the taste, scents and appearances of
different vegetables.
The tiny seed by Eric Carle.
A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.
Top10Picture Books on Gardening for Grades 1 to 4
Bring me some apples and I’ll make you a pie. RobbinGourley
Edna and members of her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables on their
Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals. Includes five recipes and facts
about the life of Edna Lewis, a descendant of slaves who grew up to be a famous
chef.
City green. DyAnneDiSalvo-Ryan. Marcy and Miss Rosa start a campaign to clean up
an empty lot and turn it into a community garden.
Compost stew: an a to z recipe for the earth. Mary McKenna Siddals.
A rhyming recipe explains how to make the dark, crumbly, rich, earth-friendly food
called compost.
Curious garden. Peter Brown. Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful
tending spreads color throughout the gray city.
Our school garden! Rick Swann.
A boy discovers the joy of growing and learning at his new school's edible garden.
2. Secrets of the garden: food chains and the food web in our backyard. Kathleen
Zoehfeld. Depicts a family of four who make their garden their summer home as
they prepare the soil, plant seeds, water the garden, and watch for a
harvest of vegetables.
Tops and bottoms by Janet Stevens.
Hare solves his family's problems by tricking rich and lazy Bear in this funny,
energetic version of an old slave story.
The ugly vegetables. Grace Lin. A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest
in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but
Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.
Weslandia. Paul Fleischman. Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange
plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him
create his own civilization and changing his life.
Yucky worms. Vivian French.
While helping Grandma in the garden, a child learns about the important role of the
earthworm in helping plants grow.
Yum! Mmmm! Querico! America’s sproutingsby Pat Mora.
A collection of haikus that celebrates indigenous foods of the Americas, such as
blueberries and vanilla, and includes information about each food's origins.
Top 5 Non-Fiction Gardening Books for Grades 1 to 4
Blue potatoes, orange tomatoes. Rosalind Creasy.
Describes how to plant, grow, and cook a variety of unusually colored vegetables,
including red corn, yellow watermelons, and multicolored radishes.
Food for thought: the stories behind the things we eat. Ken Robbins.
Photographs and text explain how commonly consumed foods were introduced to the
human palate, and provides brief histories on apples, oranges, corn, bananas,
tomatoes, potatoes, pomegranates, grapes, and mushrooms.
Reducing your foodprint: farming, cooking, and eating for a healthy planet. Ellen
Rodger. A discussion of energy conservation, reviewing the history of cultivation, and
looking at how people can develop a more sustainable lifestyle through their eating
habits by going organic, eating locally, using fair trade food, and green cooking.
Seeds. Ken Robbins. Describes how seeds grow and discusses shape, size, and
dispersal patterns.
Seed, sprout, pumpkin, pie. Jill Esbaum.
Full-color photographs and text follows the life cycle of a pumpkin seed, from
germination to flower to a fully developed melon, which are often carved for
Halloween decorations or made into pumpkin pie.
Top 5 gardening books Grades 5 to 8
3. Eva of the Farm by Dia Calhoun.Twelve-year-old Eva writes beautiful poems on the
farm in Washington State that her family has owned for generations, but when
money runs out and then her baby brother gets sick, the family faces foreclosure and
the way of life she loves is threatened.
Omnivore’s dilemma: the secrets behind what you eat. Young readers ed. Ritchie
Chevat and Michael Pollen.
Examines the origins of the different food chains that have sustained humans
throughout history, discussing how certain foods and cuisines have become a popular
part of people's daily diets.
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park.
Julia, a Korean-American, and her friend Patrick learn about tolerance, friendship,
and patience while working together on a project raising their own silkworms.
Seedfolks. Paul Fleischman. One by one, a number of people of varying ages and
backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful
garden, and, in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.
Return to sender by Julia Alvarez. After his family hires migrant Mexican workers to
help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure, eleven-year-old Tyler befriends the
oldest daughter, but when he discovers they may not be in the country legally, he
realizes that real friendship knows no borders.
Top 5 Cookbooks for Kids
Eat fresh food: awesome recipes for teen chefs by Rozanne Gold.
Collects more than eighty fresh recipes from teen chefs, including snacks, smoothies,
burgers, pizzas, and more.
Grow it, cook it by DK.
Explains how plants grow, looks at the processes of planting and growing different
fruits and vegetables, and features instructions for harvesting small crops, and using
produce in recipes.
Honest pretzels and 64 other recipes for cooks 8 and up by Mollie Katzen.
Provides step-by-step instructions for sixty-five easy-to-prepare recipes, arranged in
such categories as breakfast specials, soups, desserts, and snacks.
Let’s eat! what children eat around the world by Beatrice Hollyer.
Presents a children's book on the traditional foods around the world including
Thailand, South Africa, Mexico, France, and India and provides a number of recipes.
Pretend soup and other real recipes for preschoolers and up by Mollie Katzen.
A collection of classroom and home tested recipes designed to inspire appreciation of
creative, wholesome food. Includes pictorial versions of each recipe to help the
young cook understand and delight in the cooking process. Also, the sequel: Salad
people and more real recipes.
Top Educator Resources
4. Botany on your plate: investigating the plants we eat by Katherine Barrett, Jennifer
White and Christine Manoux
K-4 lesson plans that investigate the world of plants through foods we eat. Explores
edible roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds through observation, dissection,
journaling, discussion of findings and tasting.
Edible schoolyard: a universal idea by Alice Waters is a book that details the history
of the gardening and cooking school on the grounds of Martin Luther King Middle
School in Berkeley, CA and the rationale for creating that school garden. The
program’s web site (http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/) has supplemental
information and material.
How to grow a school garden: a complete guide for parents and teachers by Arden
Bucklin-Sporer and Rachel Kathleen Pringle is a wonderful reference book if you are
a parent or teacher interested in starting a garden at your school.
Sunflower houses: inspiration from the garden. Sharon Lovejoy. A guide to
gardening for and with children, providing information and anecdotes about a variety
of plants and garden games and activities.
Life Lab (http://www.lifelab.org/) is a California-based organization that offers a
number of environmental, hands-on science, and garden-based programs. The
Growing Classroom – Garden and Nutrition Activity Guide is one of the best garden-
based curriculum guides available. Their web site is full of useful ideas on all aspects
of school gardening.
The National Gardening Association maintains a web site rich with ideas for
gardening with children: http://www.kidsgardening.org/. This site also maintains a
national registry of school gardens as well as sells kits, tools, and books that support
a gardening curriculum.
The School Garden Wizard (http://www.schoolgardenwizard.org/) was created for
America’s K-12 school community through a partnership between the United States
Botanic Garden and Chicago Botanic Garden. It covers every step involved in making
the case for, creating, using, maintaining, and evaluating a school garden.
Rick Swann is an elementary school librarian and author who has presented on food
literacy at the Washington Library Media Association state conference. He has
researched school gardens for his book, Our School Garden!a picture book about
school gardens for children. He has a more extensive bibliography at rickswann.com
listed under Our School Garden! School Garden Resources.