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How to grow a school garden : a complete guide for parents and teachers / Arden Bucklin-Sporer and Rachel Kathleen Pringle.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2010.Description: p. cmISBN:
  • 9781604690002
  • 1604690003
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB55 .B83 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Why school gardens? -- Laying the groundwork -- Getting the most from your site: design considerations -- Groundbreaking, budgeting, and fundraising -- Developing your school garden program -- A healthy outdoor classroom -- Tricks of the trade -- Planting, harvesting, and cooking in the garden -- Year-round garden lessons and activities -- A decade in a school garden: Alice Fong Yu Alternative School, San Francisco, California.
Summary: The authors recognize a fact that is becoming clear in schools across the country: if we are to have school gardens in this era of tightening budgets, increased academic testing and expanding class sizes, parents must step up and offer their time and energy to establish and maintain them. This valuable book empowers parents and teachers to get something growing, and it also educates them about the planning, funding, building, maintenance, use, and enjoyment of such a garden. (Miller Library Staff)
List(s) this item appears in: Urban Farming
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection SB55 .B83 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800029282
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why school gardens? -- Laying the groundwork -- Getting the most from your site: design considerations -- Groundbreaking, budgeting, and fundraising -- Developing your school garden program -- A healthy outdoor classroom -- Tricks of the trade -- Planting, harvesting, and cooking in the garden -- Year-round garden lessons and activities -- A decade in a school garden: Alice Fong Yu Alternative School, San Francisco, California.

The authors recognize a fact that is becoming clear in schools across the country: if we are to have school gardens in this era of tightening budgets, increased academic testing and expanding class sizes, parents must step up and offer their time and energy to establish and maintain them. This valuable book empowers parents and teachers to get something growing, and it also educates them about the planning, funding, building, maintenance, use, and enjoyment of such a garden. (Miller Library Staff)

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