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"It was important for our students to be involved in the whole process, from planning what to plant to laying gopher wire, preparing and amending the soil, weeding, composting, harvesting, watching plants go to seed, and giving produce back to the...
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When my daughter was young, one of our favorite garden activities was to dig potatoes. Even now, at 18 years old, she's happy to help harvest the spuds. There's something timeless about digging for buried treasure that every kid enjoys, regardless of age...
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Overview Although many plants take weeks or months to mature from germination to harvest, you can eat some seeds shortly after they sprout as a nutritious and tasty treat. This lesson provides details for growing edible sprouts. Materials seeds paper...
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Fed up with the preponderance of junky snacks that showed up in her Santa Barbara, CA, school, kindergarten teacher Judy Sims set her sites on increasing students' exposure to and interest in nutritious foods. Her springboard? The school garden. After...
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A science teacher for 21 years at Ashland Middle School in Ashland, OR, Eric Sandrock is also a lifelong gardener. Early in his career, he mused, "There's so much living science to explore in the soil and garden. Why grow mold in a Petri dish in the...
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Embark on an exciting adventure! In Farm to Table & Beyond students learn science by studying our food system. By investigating the question, What is the system that gets food from farm to table and how does this system affect the...
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If you ask a child where a carrot comes from, don't be surprised if the answer is "the grocery store." Many of us use the garden to provide youth with firsthand knowledge of food origins, but is knowing how something is grown enough for children to...
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Overview Read the community garden-themed book Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman and have students respond to assigned questions(*recommended for ages 10 and up. Parents and teachers: some of the stories in this book contain mature...
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Just 12 blocks away from the hustle and bustle of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, you can find a pocket of nature in a thriving school garden. Since 1994 the students, teachers, and parents at Watkins Elementary School have lovingly...
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Have you ever wondered what happens when you plant a seed? Not necessarily the seed of a plant, but the seed of an idea. . . The small, rural central New York community of Hamilton is surrounded by family farms that produce and sell produce...
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