School Gardens
Find useful information on starting and planning a school garden here, as well as lesson plans for each grade level to get students outside.
Resources:
- Spring NH Farm to School Garden Resource Page
- Luther College: Growing a school garden
- NH School Garden Case Studies
- Planning What to Plant in Your School Garden
- School Garden Food Safety Guidelines
- School Garden Sustainability Plan Template
- School Garden Weekly – A master gardener’s blog about instructional activities for school gardens.
- School Garden Wizard – A school garden planning tool with downloadable guides for planning, creating and funding K-12 school gardens.
- Slow Food USA National School Garden Program
Curriculum:
First & Second Grade
Cycles in the Garden
Plant and Animal Life Cycles
Food Traditions, Plant Life Cycle