Mar 6, 2020
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…
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.…
Feb 6, 2020
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…
Jan 6, 2020
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,…
Nov 4, 2019
Our inaugural Sweet Potato Competition had some great entries, but above all, we hope everyone enjoyed growing, harvesting, tasting and learning about sweet potatoes. (Side note: They worked great as…
Sep 11, 2019
Kids love a healthy competition. We were so inspired by the blue ribbon-winning State Fair entry from Dixon Road Elementary last year, we thought we’d host our own sweet potato…
Sep 10, 2019
The PHHI STEM team of Amy Bowman and Doug Vernon will deliver a 1-day professional development workshop on October 9, 8:00am-3:30pm, at the Union County Cooperative Extension Office in Monroe.…
Mar 27, 2019
Congratulations to Amy Bowman and Doug Vernon, who forged the relationships with Kannapolis City Schools that led to Plants for Human Health Institute being selected as the 2019 recipients of…
Mar 20, 2019
Not sure what to do with your garden beds this summer? We’ve got an easy, fun (and delicious) crop to grow: Sweet potatoes!
