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Kathy McCardwell

Kathy is a former librarian and museum professional, now a stay-at-home mom of two kids, one with ADHD. She volunteers with the elementary school garden club (particularly keeping the tower gardens up and running), a local park and nature center, and a local 4-H club. She is a big advocate of outdoor play, plants, and green spaces as a positive and therapeutic environment for kids!

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Popular Groups

Growing Together: Open Forum

Discussions 3.1K libraries 161 Members 6.7K

Growing School Food Gardens

Discussions 195 libraries 12 Members 637

Early Childhood Gardening

Discussions 133 libraries 12 Members 391

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Funding Opportunities

Neighborhood Forest Free Tree Program
Bee Buddies Pollinator Program

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Food Justice for Kids Prize

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Featured Resources

29 Entries

Gardening in a Warming World: Youth Grow!

Place-Based Scientific Inquiry: A Practical Handbook for Teaching Outside

Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE)

Soybean Science Challenge

The Easy PEASy Guidebook for Place-Based Outdoor Learning

PEAS Digital Lessons (32 Week Series)

Plant Heroes

S.O.W.: Food Gardening with Justice in Mind

Cultivating Young Leaders: A Workbook for Growing a Youth-led Cooperative Garden Business

Plants Want to Grow: Garden Basics for Beginners

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Garden Grant Program

The Garden Grant program provides a $3,500 monetary grant to support a new or existing edible educational garden located at a K–12 School in the U.S. or Canada.

Deadline: March 1, 2026

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Food Justice for Kids Prize

The Food Justice for Kids Prize is an open call for innovative organizations across the United States working to ensure all children can access, learn about, and engage with nutritious, culturally relevant food at school and in communities.

Deadline: April 28, 2026

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Upcoming Events

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March

Webinar: Plant Selection and Seed Saving

Mar 25, 02:00:00 PM - 03:00:00 PM (ET)
This webinar is hosted by the School Garden Support Organization Network. Discover how to choose plants that will thrive in your school garden while fostering meaningful student engagement. This webinar will cover tips for selecting resilient, educational crops and introduce hands-on activities to spark curiosity around seed saving. Participants will gain practical strategies to connect students to the full life cycle of plants and build lasting garden stewardship.
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April

Webinar: Principals Advancing School Gardens

Apr 29, 05:30:00 PM - 06:30:00 PM (ET)
This webinar is hosted by the School Garden Support Organization Network. Join us to hear how school principals are championing and sustaining garden programs within their schools. This webinar will explore the unique role of school leaders in fostering garden-based learning and building supportive structures. Participants will gain insights and inspiration from real examples of principal-led garden program growth.