How to Start a School Garden: A Step-by-Step Plan
From a patch of lawn or asphalt to beds full of lettuce: who you need on board, where to put the garden, how to build beds, what to plant first and how to get through the summer break.
Practical guides for school gardens, outdoor lessons, compost and city growing, written for the teachers, parents and volunteers who make them happen.
From a patch of lawn or asphalt to beds full of lettuce: who you need on board, where to put the garden, how to build beds, what to plant first and how to get through the summer break.
Fruit peels and fallen leaves into dark, crumbly soil: how to set up compost at school, what goes in and what stays out, how to keep it from smelling, and why a worm bin is a classroom favorite.