School Garden

Sep 14, 2020

Video: Harvesting Sweet Potatoes

It’s time to don your eyepatch and your best pirate accent to dig for buried treasure in the garden! The sweet potatoes arrrrrgh ready (or almost ready) to harvest, matey.… 

Aug 25, 2020

Thrive Outside

There has never been a better time to consider teaching outside. With the need for social distancing and many schools utilizing a hybrid teaching model, outdoor spaces can offer peace… 

Jun 16, 2020

Video: Planting Sweet Potatoes

Sowing seeds or digging a hole to bury the rootball of a transplant are the most common means of starting a garden crop, but there are some plants, like sweet… 

May 19, 2020

Video: Bolting Kale

Kale is a cool season vegetable. The leaves are harvested for use in salads, smoothies, baked as chips or even added to soup. It’s packed with nutrients and considered a… 

May 18, 2020

Video: Pollination

The signs of spring include flowers blooming and birds chirping…and that yellow dust covering our cars. While it may be a nuisance to those who suffer from allergies, it serves… 

Apr 20, 2020

Video: Flower Dissection

Classroom lesson delivery is going virtual. In this first video in a new series dubbed STEM To-Go, Amy Bowman teaches flower parts through flower dissection. A lily or alstroemeria are… 

Apr 17, 2020

SGSI 2020 Canceled

In light of the response to reducing the threat of COVID-19, the decision has been made to cancel the School Garden Summer Institute that was scheduled for June 24-25, 2020.… 

Mar 6, 2020

Registration Opens for SGSI

Join the NC State Plants for Human Health Institute for the 3rd annual School Garden Summer Institute, a 2-day professional development workshop for teachers, administrators, volunteers or any other members of… 

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.…