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School Gardens

Author:   Adrienne Marriott  
Posted: 3/5/2007; 1:42:17 PM
Topic: School Gardens
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School Garden Information Workshop

Thursday, October 25th, 2007 from 4-7pm at SDCOE
K-12 Teachers- Join us for a smorgasboard of garden information.  Topics will include:
      • composting
      • what to plant when
      • pest management
      • curriculum resources
      • vegetables, flowers, butterflies, more...
Workshop Fee:  $25 (dinner included)  Send payment to:
SDCOE-Ana Nicasio, Science Department- 6401 Linda Vista Road, 321S-San Diego, CA 92111
make checks payable to "Superintendent of Schools"
Click here to RSVP. Questions?  Contact Adrienne Marriott (click email at left)

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San Diego School Garden Resources

Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County
www.rcdsandiego.org ,(619) 562-0096
•Annual School Garden and Nutrition Conference for Educators
•Biannual school garden newsletter, Gardening with Class
•Free plants for school gardens
•Funding opportunities, workshops, curricula and other resources

UC Cooperative Extension – San Diego County Office
www.cesandiego.ucdavis.edu, (858) 694-2845
•Nutrition Education Programs
•Free school garden and nutrition curricula for qualifying schools
•School garden tips, activities and resources

Master Gardener Association of San Diego County
www.mastergardenerssandiego.org, (858) 694-2860
•Free online school garden web guide, Plant a Seed, Watch it Grow
•School Garden Consultants to help you get started
•List of vegetables to plant at different times of year

San Diego County Office of Education – Outdoor Education
www.sdcoe.net/outdoored, (858) 292-3696
•Green Machine Mobile Classroom, Seed to Table Agriculture Education

Del Mar Fairgrounds – San Diego County Fair
www.sdfair.com, (858) 755-1161 x.2407
•Plant, Grow, Eat school program

California Regional Environmental Education Community – San Diego and Imperial Region (SanD-CREEC)
www.creec.org/region9
•Helps you to find environmental education resources in San Diego and Imperial counties

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation
www.solanacenter.org
•Free school worm bins
•Composting and gardening workshops
•Composting resources, including directions to build your own compost bin or worm bin

San Diego County Water Authority
www.sdcwa.org, (858) 522-6719
•Free xeriscape gardening teacher workshops


 

California and National School Garden Resources

California School Garden Network
www.csgn.org
•Curricula and publications, like Gardens for Learning: Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden
• Grants and fundraising
• Research and policy supporting garden-based learning
• Regional contacts and training
• Events, links and resources

California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
www.cfaitc.org
• Agriculture and garden-related lesson plans, teacher resources, and a statewide calendar of events

California Department of Education – School Garden Resource Packet
www.cde.ca.gov
• Request a free School Garden Resource Packet by emailing or calling
Deborah Tamannaie, dtamanna@cde.ca.gov, or (916) 323-2473

California Integrated Waste Management Board
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/schools
• Curricula and games on composting, vermicomposting and recycling

California Native Plant Society
www.cnps.org
• Lots of information and resources for working with native plants in your garden. Local San Diego chapter, too. 

University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu
• Site about using beneficial organisms and non-chemical means to control pests

Earth Easy
www.eartheasy.com/grow_raised_beds.htm
• Information on building raised beds for your garden

The Butterfly Site 
www.thebutterflysite.com/gardening.shtml
• Information on plants to attract butterflies and a state-by-state guide to butterflies and their host plants

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