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
School gardens are fraught with systemic barriers that can take the joy out of outdoor learning. In this workshop we will explore practical and simple solutions for getting your school growing and learning outdoors.
Formal outdoor education programs are very different than outdoor classrooms. That said, teaching outdoors still requires some planning and preparation, particularly if you are going
Earth-friendly Ice Art Learning and playing outdoors has multiple benefits for both children and adults. Teachers and caregivers looking for ways to get kids playing
The emergent curriculum is a valuable tool for student directed inquiry in any outdoor classroom. I often have specific plans for my students that are
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I teach in an outdoor classroom all year, in all weather, and in all seasons. In Canada. The most common question I get is “what do you do in the
Thank you to everyone who joined us to discuss how we might locate our science curriculum outdoors! You can review the slides I shared in our session below, and links
Got dirt? In this workshop we will explore the science behind why kids and dirt grow so well together. Read more!
I love to garden. I love the peacefulness, I love watching things grow under my care and I love that I can see both immediate and long term results. I
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