Growing Together: Open Forum

Hi! Reminder to everyone that we have a Community Chat this week (3/20) on garden planning! We can chat about all things related to planning and preparing for a gardening season, program, or school year! We can chat about engaging students in planning, organizing volunteers and maintenance, ideas and examples of planting calendars and curriculum plans, and anything else you'd like to discuss. Hope to see lots of you there – new gardeners and experienced gardeners! 

3/20/25 3PM EST 

Register: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WQ08RsJKS0mtXpfkYE2qjQ

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Amelia Dupuis
Kids Garden Community Manager
KidsGardening
she/her
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Yesterday's Community Chat was the perfect way to kick off spring! Thank you to everyone who joined and shared resources and advice! The recording of the call is attached and below are the resources that were shared related to garden planning. If you have more questions, ask this amazing community! 

Resources

• Example Google Doc for Scheduling/Sign-ups

• Interactive Spring Planting Calendar

• Create a Planting Calendar

• Garden Basics (lots of helpful articles on a variety of youth garden topics)

• Creating and Sustaining a Program

• Organizing a Garden Cleanup

• Garden Design

• Favorite spaces to create in the garden (this thread from the SGSO Network forum has lots of great ideas)

• Building Your Outdoor Classroom (this phenomenal resource was shared in that thread and has TONS of visual examples of garden elements)

• Designing a School Garden

• Resources for creating accessible gardens:

• Design an Accessible Garden

• Accessible Garden Paths

• Create an Accessible Garden for Those of all Physical Disabilities

• From last year's garden planning Community Chat, here are notes on a bunch of topics we didn't discuss this time

Time Stamps

8:45 - Tips for managing weed

19:00 - Tips for organizing your teaching, garden flow, and scheduling

26:30 - Ideas for creating playscapes, garden spaces, and experiences within the garden

40:50 - Ideas to increase parent, teacher, and community engagement

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Amelia Dupuis
Kids Garden Community Manager
KidsGardening
she/her
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