This worksheet will help school gardens create an asset map of their surrounding community as part of the Grow Eat Learn program.

This worksheet will help community organizations create an asset map of their surrounding community as part of the Grow Eat Learn program.

This worksheet will help community organizations set goals for new or existing gardens as part of the Grow Eat Learn program.

This worksheet will help school gardens set goals for new or existing gardens as part of the Grow Eat Learn program.

This one-pager walks through the process of creating an indoor vertical garden.

This poster can aid in recruiting new volunteers for a school food garden.

Take a look through this document to inspire some fun and creative ways to celebrate your volunteers.

These worksheets will help you consider what you want to achieve in your school food garden and help you track how things are going.

School fundraisers could be a great support to sustaining your school food garden. Get some fundraising ideas here!

Here is another handy resource about healthy fundraising to support your garden.

Hear primary students talk about what gardeners do and what the school food garden means to them.

On this page of resources you'll find an 'Engage stakeholders and Organize a Planning Committee' section that will support you in rallying together folks who can help envision and bring to life a thriving school food garden.

This document is certainly multi-use! If you'd like a glimpse into the infrastructure of some successful school gardens and are curious about the supplies and equipment needed, this has you covered.

This manual for teachers, parents and communities is a great read for those starting a school food garden. It will help you answer the questions 'where do we start?', 'what shall we grow?', 'how do we keep it going?' and more.

Did you know each elementary school in Nova Scotia can receive a windowsill garden kit at no cost?! This will allow you to grow lettuce at your windowsill.

Author shares her gardening expertise that could help gardeners (and learners!) in school food gardens.

Story of a successful school food garden in California and is a visionary model for sustainable farming and childhood nutrition.

Steps to creating a classroom garden include starting early, starting small, planning for upkeep, and much more!

This gardening guide provides information about like plot and planter size, soil inspection, watering, harvesting, garden etiquette, and much more!

This manual will answer all of the questions you have on assessing your needs, planning and designing a garden, maintenance, and more. It even has activity sheets and a funding proposal template for your use.

This 2-page guide holds tips and tricks for growing inside or growing in small containers.

This 2-page guide will walk you through the steps needed to start an outdoor school food garden.

In this gardening planning facilitator's guide, you'll find information on companion and succession planting, harvesting, composting as well as a planting calendar.

Find blog posts that can assist you in growing herbs, greens, and more indoors!

This resource walks you through the initial decisions needed to start a school food garden.

This document provides a framework for managing school food gardens using the GREEN Tool - the Garden Resources, Education and Environment Nexus Tool by Columbia University Teacher's College.

If you're thinking of starting a school food garden, taking a look at this start up guide by Public Health and Emergency Services could be a great start.

Garden expert Marjorie Willison explores how to properly close your school food garden at the end of the growing season.

Make a fun Octopus Rain Barrel with this educational activity.

This activity page will tell you all you need to know about growing microgreens.

This one-pager walks through the process of creating an indoor vertical garden.

Hear primary students talk about what gardeners do and what the school food garden means to them.

This is a great video to show students to help them learn where their food comes from.

Not only are gardens fun spaces to learn but they are fun spaces to snack! Nourish Nova Scotia’s Roving Reporter visits a school food garden to talk about healthy snacking and growing.

This handbook has all you need to know to get out in the garden and inspire students by exploring the power of the seed and the starting point of all of our produce.

Author shares her gardening expertise that could help gardeners (and learners!) in school food gardens.

Expert advice on garden keeping such as creating pollinator-friendly beds, controlling critters, teaming with microbes, and much more! (Amazon)

In this gardening planning facilitator's guide, you'll find information on companion and succession planting, harvesting, composting as well as a planting calendar.

This web page gives garden tips and tricks that are region-specific every month.

Find blog posts that can assist you in growing herbs, greens, and more indoors!

The purpose of these best practices is to assist gardeners and farmers to reduce health risk in the planting, growing, and harvesting of fresh produce

If you would like to explore the possibility of creating a Three Sisters Garden, this lesson plan is a great guide!

Expert advice on garden keeping such as creating pollinator-friendly beds, controlling critters, teaming with microbes, and much more! (Amazon)

This resource walks you through the initial decisions needed to start a school food garden.

Identify pests via pictures and follow through the link for more information.

This resource highlights ideas to bring the classroom to life in the garden.

This activity can help students explore where their food comes from and why it's important to consider.

This handout provides instructions to up-cycle used paper into 'seed paper' for your garden, and is a great lesson about reducing waste and recycling nutrients back into the garden.

Make a fun Octopus Rain Barrel with this educational activity.

This activity page will tell you all you need to know about growing microgreens.

This one-pager walks through the process of creating an indoor vertical garden.

This book emphasizes food's role in our social being. It explores food through various social differences such as class, race, gender and age. It is designed for advanced readers so exploration with older students is recommended.

This online book is a great resource to support your teaching of the impact of nature on health and well being.

This handbook has all you need to know to get out in the garden and inspire students by exploring the power of the seed and the starting point of all of our produce.

This document is certainly multi-use! If you'd like a glimpse into the infrastructure of some successful school gardens and are curious about the supplies and equipment needed, this has you covered.

Did you know each elementary school in Nova Scotia can receive a windowsill garden kit at no cost?! This will allow you to grow lettuce at your windowsill.

Find blog posts that can assist you in growing herbs, greens, and more indoors!

If you're thinking of starting a school food garden, taking a look at this start up guide by Public Health and Emergency Services could be a great start.

Plants to Plates is an interactive food education program for children and youth

This handout walks you through the process of creating a Vermicompost.

Expert advice on garden keeping such as creating pollinator-friendly beds, controlling critters, teaming with microbes, and much more! (Amazon)

In this gardening planning facilitator's guide, you'll find information on companion and succession planting, harvesting, composting as well as a planting calendar.

This resource walks you through the initial decisions needed to start a school food garden.

You can set up your own vermi-composter using readily available materials, and can start harvesting nutrient-rich compost after only 4–6 months.

Find a list of contacts of local waste educators in your area.

This document provides a great action plan for getting started in planning a harvest meal, and provides links to harvest meal stories from Green Schools in Nova Scotia.

Take a look at this action plan for preserving your harvest and gain inspiration from the tips and tricks throughout, including preparing sauerkraut or dehydrating veggies.

Join Nourish's Roving Reporter as he visits a school food garden to talk about how they sustain it through the year and over the summer.

Not only are gardens fun spaces to learn but they are fun spaces to snack! Nourish Nova Scotia’s Roving Reporter visits a school food garden to talk about healthy snacking and growing.

This video tells the story of a school that embodied the value of sharing as they prepare to make a school-wide meal with their garden harvest.

In this gardening planning facilitator's guide, you'll find information on companion and succession planting, harvesting, composting as well as a planting calendar.

This resource walks you through the initial decisions needed to start a school food garden.

This colorful toolkit walks you through safe home canning - a healthy and low waste practice that students could benefit from learning about!