If you missed the March virtual open house, you can view the recording below.
We discussed school and community gardens and all the resources for starting and supporting gardens.
Featured presenter, Sally McCabe from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) information about PHS’s programs and opportunities for educators, including the Green City Teachers’ Intensive on June 24th, 26th, and 27th. For more information, contact greencityteachers@pennhort.org. Sally also shared some helpful tips and resources for school and community gardens including the EarthBox lesson plan, this series of events hosted by Seed Savers Exchange, this article from Gardeners Supply Company on urban gardening, the PHS’s guide to container gardening, this article on container sizes for gardening from UF extension, and this article on drainage for container gardens from Plant Care for Beginners.
We also heard from the following three farm to school pracrtioners doing great work with school gardens in their communities. Check out the resources the panelists shared listed below!
- Grace Smith: Farm to School Program Coordinator, The Food Trust
- Grace Julian: Executive Director, The Edible Classroom
- Jessica Chou: Greener Partners