School Garden

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… 

Feb 12, 2019

Teacher Feature: Juli Roach

Juli Roach is a second grade teacher at Furr Elementary in Concord, NC. The school garden is mostly a one-woman project, borne of her astonishment eight years ago that her suburban students didn’t know where food came from before arriving at the grocery store. While she would welcome other teachers or grades to participate, no… 

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… 

Sep 21, 2018

Read the September E-news

This issue features Royal Oaks Elementary’s garden installation, timely gardening tips (Plant, Harvest, Maintenance), a newly updated list of grant opportunities and a tasty recipe for honey-roasted sweet potatoes. Fresh from the Garden – September 2018 (pdf) 

Aug 29, 2018

Read the August E-news

This issue features a video recap of the School Garden Summer Institute, info about strawberry availability and timely gardening tips (Plant, Harvest, Maintenance). Fresh from the Garden – August 2018 (pdf) 

Jun 12, 2018

Read the June E-news

This issue features a look back at the successes from this past school year and a shameless plug for our School Garden Summer Institute–you don’t want to miss it!               Fresh from the Garden – June 2018 (pdf) 

Jun 6, 2018

Register for the School Garden Summer Institute

Join us for Summer School! In our two years of working with school gardens, we’ve realized that aside from having a school garden space, the biggest factor holding teachers back is lack of confidence in their own ability to grow a garden. The School Garden Summer Institute will be an intensive 2-day professional development on…