Guide to Starting a School Garden Club

This Guide to Starting a School Garden Club is designed to help an educator or extra-curricular facilitator get started with a school-wide garden club at an Elementary school (ages 5 to 12) or Junior High school (13 to 16).

School Garden Resource Guide

There are so many amazing resources beyond Nourish, including funding opportunities for school and community gardens. Check out this external resource guide to find current grant opportunities, amazing curriculum and helpful tools that break down how to garden.

Guide to Greenhouses

This resource can help you make decisions before selecting a greenhouse and location. It also provides helpful information about how to utilize and maintain this garden infrastructure.

Culinary Herbs

A learning tool that talks about different elements of growing and cooking with many different herbs. It features some growing tips and each is matched with a Nourish recipe.

Getting Started with Hydroponics

Check out this learning tool for getting started with hydroponics in your classroom or youth space. Hydroponics is a low-barrier, indoor gardening.

Garden Lessons 1-8

A series of 8 lessons on different topics that follow the process of a garden. These lessons offer detailed educational activities to support spending time in and tending to a garden.

Pollinator Bingo

This activity is fun for many ages. Our Pollinator Bingo is a trivia-style activity exploring local pollinating animals and plants. This is a great activity to have on hand to engage youth in learning about local biodiversity.

Fresh Story Sheets – Apples

Agriculture in the Classroom’s Fresh Story sheets offer educational activities focused on the local fruits and vegetables featured in the Farm to School Snack program. These interactive resources are curriculum-linked to Language Arts, Math, Visual Arts, Social Studies, Science, Health, and Physical Education for Grades Primary – 3 and Grades 4-6.

Fresh Story Sheets – Peppers

Agriculture in the Classroom’s Fresh Story sheets offer educational activities focused on the local fruits and vegetables featured in the Farm to School Snack program. These interactive resources are curriculum-linked to Language Arts, Math, Visual Arts, Social Studies, Science, Health, and Physical Education for Grades Primary – 3 and Grades 4-6.