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It’s not often that a head of broccoli survives

It’s not often that a head of broccoli survives our wet winter and thrives into spring! This happy broccoli overwintered from a seedling transplanted in the old garden last fall, then was transplanted to the new garden in March, and is now ready for harvest in April! 🥦 It’s nice to have a few extra bites to harvest this time of year!

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The soil we had delivered to fill our new garden b

The soil we had delivered to fill our new garden beds is certainly light and fluffy, but definitely not full of hardworking worms who will keep it that way. We’ve been digging up worms from our old garden and relocating them in the new garden beds, much to the delight of our worm loving students! 🪱 We also read this wonderful book by @freedmanillustrates which reinforces our understanding of biodiversity and how all living things work together to make the world a better place!

Kids aren’t exactly precise when seeding veggies

Kids aren’t exactly precise when seeding veggies, so it doesn’t take long to see the results of too many seeds dropped in one spot along a line. Today we are thinning our radishes, which are totally edible, and a tasty first bite from the garden!
🌱 Generally speaking, in school gardens, it is far better to over seed and then thin the excess once they’ve germinated.
🌱 I ask kids to point out which seedling they want to thin before they pull it. Learn from my lived experience of having kids enthusiastically pull out an entire row of seedlings 🤦‍♀️
🌱radishes are quick growing crops that offer a wide variety of flavours- some are spicier than others! 🔥
🌱radishes tolerate cooler soil, which makes them a great choice for school gardeners!

Asparagus crowns are really easy to plant and even

Asparagus crowns are really easy to plant and even easier to take care of in the school garden. I’m actually surprised I don’t see asparagus growing in more school gardens, considering how well the harvest lines up with our school calendar! It’s much easier and faster to plant asparagus from crowns than seed, so keep your eyes out this time of year for crowns in garden centres. They are bare rooted when you purchase them and always seem a bit like a dried up octopus 🤷‍♀️? We dig a big hole and kind of make a volcano with a moat around it for the crown and roots to rest on. Next we generously apply glacial rock dust and then tuck the crowns in and cross our fingers for a great success rate. We won’t harvest asparagus from these plants this year, we’ll wait until next year to give the new plants a chance to grow and strengthen 💪. Asparagus is a great test of patience for school gardeners, but super worth the effort!! 🤩

Potatoes are a really easy and reliable crop for s

Potatoes are a really easy and reliable crop for school gardens. Seed potatoes are organized by early, mid, or late season harvests, so you’ll want to choose a variety that best lines up with your climate and school calendar for harvesting. If you are a westcoast gardener, choose an early season potato for a harvest before the end of June!

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Funding announcement out of Nova Scotia that supports improvements to outdoor classrooms & school gardens!It’s not enough to say kids are safer learning outdoors. Specific & targeted funding required. Will BC do the same? @JM_Whiteside @bctf @keithbaldrey

New Outdoor Learning Fund for Nova Scotia’s Elementary Schools

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Join Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), Room to Play- Megan Zeni, Dr. Mariana Brussoni, and Dr. Eva Oberle for the "Promoting outdoor play in schools and communities: Moving from risk and barriers to opportunities and facilitators" webinar on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 11:30 am PDT. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/help-expo-mini-series-promoting-outdoor-play-in-schools-and-communities-tick... ...

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There’s a lot of misinformation and strange advice on the internet around risky play. Here is an authentic article that features an actual expert, Dr. Brussoni, who is one of the world’s leading experts and researchers on risky play! ...

Risky play for children: Why we should let kids go outside and then get out of the way

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It turns out play with an element of risk may be exactly what today’s kids are missing

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