In spring 2020 School Sprouts Director, Hope Guardenier, offered webinars in collaboration with Massachusetts Farm to School.

Resources

Materials in Print
  • Grow Lab – The National Gardening Association’s garden based curriculum
  • A Child’s Garden of Standards: Linking School Gardens to California Education Standards grades 2-6.
  • The California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom has a free download called “Linking State Standards to Your School Garden, available here: http://www.cfaitc.org/gardensforlearning/pdf/supplement.pdf
  • Beyond the Bean Seed:  Gardening Activities for grades K-6 by Nancy Jurenka & Rosanne Blass
  • Seedfolks by Paul Fleishman
  • Growing Food (Life Series) geared to 4th-6th graders is available here for purchase: http://www.gardeningwithkids.org/11-3300.html
  • ABC's of Ecology from Ferry Beach Ecology School (www.fbes.org).
  • French Fries and the Food System, from the Food Project.  Available here: http://thefoodproject.org/books-manuals
  • Growing Together by Greg Gale. A guide for building inspired, diverse, and productive youth communities. A publication of the Food Project.
  • Growing Ventures: Starting a School Garden Business a National Gardening Association Publication
  • Teaching Green: The Middle Years edited by Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn
  • The Chicago School Garden Initiative: A collaborative model for developing school gardens that work by Katherine Johnson and Marti Ross Bjornson
  • Native American Gardening: Stories, Projects, and Recipes for Families by Michael Caduto and Joseph Bruchac
  • Easy Compost: The Secret to Great Soil and Spectacular Plants. Beth Hanson, ed.
  • Digging Deeper: Integrating Youth Gardens into Schools and Communities by Joseph Kiefer and Martin Kemple
  • Shelburne Farms Project Seasons: Hands-on Activities for Discovering the Wonders of the World by Deborah Parrella

Online Resources
  • www.Kidsgardening.org
  • www.lifelab.org 
  • Berkeley’s Center for Ecoliteracy has some helpful information: http://www.ecoliteracy.org/
  • www.whyhunger.org
  • www.foodtimeline.org
  • THE GREEN TEAM is an interactive, environmental education program for Massachusetts schools—grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12—sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. THE GREEN TEAM empowers students and teachers to help the environment and slow climate change. Participants receive FREE educational resources—such as a classroom posters, lesson plans, and suggested activities—FREE recycling & composting bins, and FREE prizes at the end of the year including garden center gift cards and performances by environmental edutainers. Their website--www.thegreenteam.org—includes lesson plans, kits, and activities for free download.

Organizations and Programs