Gardens offer opportunities for discovery at every step. Gardening is all about continuous learning and it helps to have a beginner’s mind. This support package is intended as an introduction to starting a school garden.
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Nourish volunteer and avid gardener Georgia created this list, from her own growing experience, of easy garden vegetables that can be planted in spring or early summer for harvest in the fall. While this is not a complete list of crops with long growing seasons, these crops grow well in Nova Scotia and are great for beginners.
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This worksheet will help school gardens create an asset map of their surrounding community as part of the Grow Eat Learn program.
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This worksheet will help community organizations create an asset map of their surrounding community as part of the Grow Eat Learn program.
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This worksheet will help community organizations set goals for new or existing gardens as part of the Grow Eat Learn program.
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This worksheet will help school gardens set goals for new or existing gardens as part of the Grow Eat Learn program.
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Learn the pros and cons of each type of garden, as well as how to plan and map out a garden.
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Garden expert Marjorie Willison explores how to properly close your school food garden at the end of the growing season.
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This poster can aid in recruiting new volunteers for a school food garden.
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Take a look through this document to inspire some fun and creative ways to celebrate your volunteers.
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These worksheets will help you consider what you want to achieve in your school food garden and help you track how things are going.
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School fundraisers could be a great support to sustaining your school food garden. Get some fundraising ideas here!
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Here is another handy resource about healthy fundraising to support your garden.
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Volunteers are such an integral part of the garden and it is important that they know that. Try using this letter of thanks to express your gratitude.
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This volunteer recruitment template would be great to keep in your school food garden binder and use when you start building your team.
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Spreading the word about your garden and reaching out to the community certainly are actions that would be beneficial for all.
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Steps to creating a classroom garden include starting early, starting small, planning for upkeep, and much more!
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This manual will answer all of the questions you have on assessing your needs, planning and designing a garden, maintenance, and more. It even has activity sheets and a funding proposal template for your use.
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This 2-page guide will walk you through the steps needed to start an outdoor school food garden.
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In this gardening planning facilitator's guide, you'll find information on companion and succession planting, harvesting, composting as well as a planting calendar.
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