School Garden Basics

The school garden basics resources archive offer tips for teaching outside the classroom, cool plant facts for kids, how to build a bug hotel and more.

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BC School Garden Grants

School garden grants make all the difference in the start up, maintenance and enjoyment of a school garden. Grants and funds from sponsors are often

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School Garden Basics

Gardening with kids

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

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