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Mar 6, 2020

A Trio of Literary Connections

Making garden connections to subjects outside science and math is a big part of using the garden to its optimal potential. Here are three ideas that hone in on literature. 1. You may be familiar with Jan Brett’s book,The Turnip, a folktale that is also the basis for Irene Yates’ book, The Enormous Turnip, and… 

Feb 6, 2020

Sowing Parties

All six Kannapolis City Schools elementary schools recently had a seeding party at the NC State Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) greenhouses. Doug asked the KCS garden leaders to submit their spring garden plans in mid-December to earn an invite to the party. Plans included diagrams from Kitchen Garden planner (or another program) and a… 

Jan 6, 2020

Planting papertowels?

Pre-plant your garden squares with the Square Foot Seeds lesson. Glueing root crop seeds (turnip, radish, carrot, beet, etc) to a paper towel at teacher-directed spacing (depending on your folding, or your “more than/less than” objective) will make “planting” the first garden crop a breeze. The seeds won’t germinate until they are watered, so let… 

Mar 20, 2019

Last Call for Sweet Potato Slips

Not sure what to do with your garden beds this summer? We’ve got an easy, fun (and delicious) crop to grow: Sweet potatoes! 

Mar 15, 2019

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Feb 20, 2019

FoodLab: Garden to Table

One of Amy’s favorite experiences of her week at a conference in California, was visiting Pacific Elementary School where all students not only work in the garden weekly, but the 5th and 6th graders also prepare and cook lunch for grades 3-6 DAILY in what they call FoodLab. Each day of the week, a different… 

Dec 19, 2018

Read the December E-news

In this issue, read about the hydroponics system at Bethel Elementary School, winter maintenance tasks and planning for spring.                 Fresh from the Garden – December 2018 (pdf) 

Nov 26, 2018

Read the November E-news

Watch a creative video that inspired a successful garden fundraising effort at Winecoff Elementary School in Concord, NC. Find out what’s happening in the garden now and take a virtual field trip to gardens by exploring LifeLab’s Video Lab.  Fresh from the Garden – November 2018 (pdf) 

Oct 8, 2018

Read the October E-news

It’s been 1 year since Pitts School Road Elementary had a blitz build for their school garden. First grade teacher, Erika Currin, tells us about all the successes and challenges they’ve experienced in the past year. We’ve identified some great online resources that we love (and we think you will, too). We’re introducing the idea…