Helpful Links and Gardening Resources
A great resource for school gardens written by Arden Bucklin-Sporer and Rachel Kathleen Pringle. They are two long-time advocates of school garden programs who we have been fortunate to meet in the course of our travels. Click on the bookcover for more information and ordering details.
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Garden kits for smaller gardens.
If a Teich Garden System is too much garden for your space, consider a Gardens to Gro garden kit. TGS is an authorized representative and installer. Click on the image for more information and ordering details.
Inch by Inch, Row by Row: A Garden Overview For Teachers and Parents A Practical Guide to Implementing an Educational Garden by Swahti Best - This is a good outline of the steps to having a school garden
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Gardening provides a wonderful opportunity for children and adults to have fun and learn together. Growing up green is a simple gardening book that uses nature-based activities to foster trusting, meaningful relationships between children and adults. Interactive gardening activities, a month-to-month gardening guide, and a journal section make horticulture fun and engaging for kids and adults alike. Click on the bookcover for more information and ordering details.
"Garden Forever" - A site with many gardening articles http://www.gardenforever.com/index.htm
This book is about eating healthy by eating what we grow. Children plant a garden and host a tasting party, and learn about the special powers fruits and vegetables give our bodies ~ a first-step solution for addressing the many health issues facing our children! The bilingual Also available in an English-Spanish edition which may be used to reach both English- and Spanish-speaking children. Click on the bookcover for more information and ordering details.
Most gardeners have heard of compost tea, but may be unfamiliar with manure tea. Manure tea conditions the soil so plant roots can better absorb nutrients. This enables plants to develop strong root systems, bushier growth and vibrant blooms.
Haven offers a full line of all-natural, premium soil conditioner teas for the home gardener, landscaper and farmer.
Haven uses only the highest quality manures from livestock that are raised on permanent, native grass pastures at the Haven Family Ranch. Click on the image for more information.
Life Lab, based in Santa Cruz, California, is a national leader in the garden-based learning movement. Here is a link to their blog postings.
