Resources
What's A Garden Doing at my Food Bank?
Garden Assessment Guide for Food Banks
From Feeding America Presentation October 2010
Vegetable garden assessment kit (PDF) is a great resource that will help you assess your garden site and determine your next steps for preparing a garden site.
The next two helpful guides come from The Growing Classroom by Roberta Jaffe and Gary Appel, 1985. Developed by the Life Lab Science Program.
Companion plant guide(PDF) will help you plan your garden. It is a useful guide that tells you what plants should be planted near each other and which ones should not be planted together.
Vegetable plant guide(PDF) is a great resource that lets you know when to plant seeds, how long until germination and many more helpful things to know about planting your seeds.
Download this garden chart (PDF) to help you consider space planning when planting your vegetables.
Download a blank calendar so that you can chart your "To Do" list.
Week at a Glance (PDF)
Month at a Glance (PDF)
Organizations we like:
CBS and EcoZone Green School Initiative, Green my School Contest
Learning to Give - Curriculum Division of The LEAGUE
Articles we like:
If you come across articles that involve school children and school gardens and the impact they are making on creating eco-literate, healthy eating, community oriented, veggie-loving kids, let us know and we will post a link.
Community News, Community Pub.com
Nov 20, 2010
By Andre Lamar
Click here To read about our latest garden build day in Delaware with the Boys and Girls Club sponsored by the Delaware Physician's Group, a division of AETNA Medicaid.
Healthy Schools Campaign
Reviewed by Lynn Hyndman
A review of our own Anne Nagro's book Our Generous Garden
Our Generous Garden, by Anne Nagro
New York Times
Dining and WineNovember 3, 2009
By Rachel L. Swarns
A White House Chef Who Wears Two Hats Article
Trib LOCAL: Wilmette/Kenilworth
September 14, 2009
New Trier Special Education Students Recieve Recognition for Summer Work in School Gardens
By Bridget Doyle Article
New York Times Magazine
Street Farmer Will Allen
NYTimes.com
March 19, 2009
Obamas to Plant Vegetable Garden at White House
By Marian Burros Article
Carroll County Times
September 17, 2009
Local Lunches: County Schools Buy Food for Week From Area Farmers
By Penny Riordan Article
Inside the White House: The Garden
August 31, 2009
Watch this wonderful video about the White House Kitchen Garden Video
Global Green's, Green Schools Initiative: Day of Service with Jake Gyllenhaal
March 13, 2009
Watch this video about school gardens in Los Angeles, CA Video
