School gardens require strategic planning and planting to line up a harvest within the school year. Read posts on how to plant crops specific to the school garden context with tips on how to guide young children during the planting and harvesting process.
One of the most challenging aspects of growing food in school gardens is choosing crops that can reliably be harvested within the school year. Potatoes
EVERYTHING can be taught in a school garden If you haven’t heard me say it before, it is worth repeating that literally EVERYTHING can be
Gardening with kids opens up a wide opportunity to try new veggies and to grow your own favourites. Peas are an easy and reliable crop
Flanders Field Poppies Remembrance Day can be an abstract and complicated topic for small children. Where we live, and across most of the commonwealth, Remembrance
If you are going to have a school garden, then be sure to plan some space to grow your own pumpkins. Pumpkins are easy to
How To Grow Broad Beans Broad Beans, frequently also referred to as Fava beans, are easy to grow and harvest in any children’s garden. Their
How to Grow Carrots With Kids Carrots can be tricky to grow. Some gardeners have great luck growing them, while others have nothing but trouble.
How to Grow Rhubarb One of the most challenging aspects of running a school gardening program is planning and planting to coincide with a harvest before the
Of all the edible garden crops you can plant, kale has the reputation of the being the easiest and most resilient. It doesn’t take much
Of all the crops you can grow with kids, garlic is one of the easiest and most rewarding. Read on to learn how to grow
From time to time, I am sent teaching resources to review. I was offered a Magidome kit during the 2021 school year and was excited
What a full day we had discussing all things outdoor play and learning! Thank you to everyone who joined me today from the Okanagan-Skaha school
Session One: February 19, 2025 What a great first session! If you are a registered participant in the series, check your email for the link
Got bored kids? As every teacher can tell you, there is a phenomenon that occurs in September called “summer slide”. It reflects the loss of
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Of all the crops you can grow with kids, garlic is one of the easiest and most rewarding. Read on to learn how to grow garlic with kids in just
How to Grow Rhubarb One of the most challenging aspects of running a school gardening program is planning and planting to coincide with a harvest before the end of the school year,
Flanders Field Poppies Remembrance Day can be an abstract and complicated topic for small children. Where we live, and across most of the commonwealth, Remembrance Day is a solemn and
Risky play with height includes climbing, jumping from or swinging over heights, hanging, dangling, or dropping from heights, as well as balancing over any variety of heights. The known risk
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