There are numerous ways to link the garden to the curriculum depending on the age of the students and the focus of the class. The program will be designed through communications with faculty via email or meetings to determine grade appropriate garden workshop goals depending upon budget and time.
A valuable experience can range from two visits per grade per year to one visit per grade per week throughout the entire year
Fall Activities
Fall plantings (bulbs, garlic, seeds)
Harvesting
Food distribution
Preparation of garden beds for winter
Food preparation and preservation
Seed collection.
Winter Activities
Sorting + storing seeds
Planning spring plantings,
Preparing greenhouse
Building flats
Mixing soil
Crafting with dried garden products (herbs, seeds, gourds, grasses, dried flowers etc.)
Spring activities
Garden clean-up + prep for spring planting
Greenhouse preparation
Seed sowing in greenhouse or at school
Direct sowing and transplanting into the garden
Harvesting early crops (strawberries,