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Designed to provide you with the resources needed to successfully implement plant-based lessons into your classroom, the following articles provide background information for a wide variety of garden-related topics.

Congratulations 2013 Midwest Garden Grant Winners!
We are proud to present this year's Midwest Garden Grant Winners! Winners will receive a garden package valued over $900.   4-H Garden and Grow Community Garden at Don
Voots® "Get Kids Growing" Garden Grants
Congratulations to the 2013 Voots® "Get Kids Growing" Garden Grant Winners! 20 winner across the United States have been selected to receive gardening packages valued over $
Congratulations to the 2013 Mantis Award Winners!
25 garden programs have been selected to receive a Mantis tiller valued over $349. Congratulations to this year's winners:
Free Seeds
The Hart Seed Company has started a Donations Department to distribute seed to deserving organizations such as schools for just the cost of shipping & handling. Packets
Salsa Garden
Growing a salsa garden is an easy and delicious way to spotlight cultural history and teach about nutritious foods.
National Gardening Association teams up with Scott's Miracle Gro in the 2013 GRO1000 Gardens and Green Spaces Award Program
National Gardening Association is proud to announce our partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Scotts Miracle-Gro in the 2013 GRO1000 Gardens and Green Spaces Award
Changing the World, One Garden at a Time
When PS 41 in Greenwich Village, New York was chosen to receive one of the National Gardening Association’s Adopt a School Garden grants sponsored by Organic Valley, parent
Growing Plants on the Roof
In small urban schoolyards, sometimes it pays to look up when searching for the perfect spot to grow plants. That is exactly how PS 41 in Greenwich Village began their journey to
Voots® "Get Kids Growing" Garden Grants
Voots® Veggie-Fruit Tarts and Kidsgardening.org in Partnership with Celebrity Mom Christina Milian Hosted “Get Kids Growing” Interactive Gardening Workshop on Saturday March 9
2013 Youth Garden Grant Winners
The National Gardening Association and The Home Depot would like to congratulate the 2013 Youth Garden Grant Winners. Here are some tips and ideas from the inspirational programs
Kids Grow Green: Cashing in Cabbage
Kids across America are growing, and some are earning, a lot of “green” participating in the National Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program. This year, more than 1.5 million third
Companion Planting
Arranging crops so they complement each other in some way is known as companion planting. Plants that have different requirements — for nutrients, sunlight, and space, for
Valentine’s Day Botany
The cacao tree and rose bush are the botanical royalty of Valentine’s Day. What better way to show your love than through a gift of chocolate and flowers? With plant products in
Indoor Gardening
Does the weather have you stuck inside your classroom? Invite the outdoors in… plant an indoor garden! Most classrooms garden during the fall and spring, but by incorporating
The Healing Power of Plants
From natural disasters to acts of senseless violence, this fall we were reminded that despite our best efforts, the children in our lives cannot be completely shielded from

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