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  • 1.  5 year plan to start a school/community garden

    Posted 02-14-2022 03:40:00 PM
    Does anybody have a 5 year plan for getting a garden going from scratch?

    We have a plot of land at our local public elementary school. This spring we would like to start creating our garden. It will be a shared project between the school and the neighborhood association. If anyone has any 5 year - or general game plans - I would really appreciate it.

    Thanks!

    Lisa

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    Lisa von Drehle
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  • 2.  RE: 5 year plan to start a school/community garden

    Posted 02-15-2022 11:50:00 AM
    Hi Lisa, 
    I love that you are thinking long-term.  Here are a couple of resources that may be useful: 
    1. What is your Why: School Gardens with a Purpose 
    This training walks through creating a logic model to plan out a school garden program. 
    2. Sustaining School Garden Webinars 
    A few webinars that are specific to sustaining school gardens from the school garden support organization network. 

    Hope this help, good luck!

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    Sam Ullery
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  • 3.  RE: 5 year plan to start a school/community garden

    Posted 02-16-2022 06:41:00 AM
    Hi Lisa,
    Here is a good place to start:
    https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/f2s/SchoolGardens.pdf

    USDA Farm to School has tons of resources for starting and maintaining school gardens.  Just Google their teacher resources page.

    Good luck!
    Sincerely,
    Doreen Petri

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    Doreen Petri
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