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Support for School Gardeners


The AAPS Farm to School "Grow Group" provides support to AAPS gardeners 

  • Free workshops on topics that support starting and sustaining school gardens. All are welcome to attend! 
  • Support and consultation on school garden developement 
  • Volunteer support for summer school garden programs
  • Email Neha Shah at [email protected] for more information

Recommended Resources

  • Summer Garden Maintenance - Summer in the School Garden: A Resource for Working with Volunteers to Maintain Your School Garden​

  • From Lifelab.org: Resources for Managing an Effective Outdoor Classroom​​
 
  • Lifelab.org's YouTube channel with over 100 videos demonstrating garden instruction and activities - Lifelab YouTube​

Past School Garden Workshops


April 2021
School Garden Virtual Meeting

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August 2019 School Garden Workshop
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Teachers and volunteers representing 15 gardens attended the August 2019 School Garden workshop at Burns Park Elementary School.

​The presentations from the workshop are available to download below:


Promoting Your School Garden

Garden Season Extensions
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Planting Fall Crops 

Closing Down Your Garden for the Fall


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February 2019
School Garden Workshop


Teachers and volunteers representing 14 gardens attended the February 2019 School Garden workshop at Burns Park Elementary School.

The presentations from the workshop covered...
  • Slow Food USA's Ark of Taste program - The Ark of Taste is a living catalog of delicious and distinctive foods facing extinction. By identifying and championing these foods we keep them in production and on our plates.
  • Anaphylaxis Training by an AAPS School Nurse  
  • Curriculum Connections and Lesson Share
  • Seed Swap
  • FREE seedlings with The Agrarian Adventure
  • Grants 



​Garden Workshop Presentation Archive

Guide to Serving Garden Produce in AAPS Cafeterias
File Size: 150 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Starting a School Garden Resource: Carolyn Herrmann and Michele Loewe
File Size: 40 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Volunteer Coordination: Jen Sopoci
File Size: 1360 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

The Year Round Garden: Lynda Norton
File Size: 2610 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Garden Creativity: Michele Loewe
File Size: 95 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Local Garden Connections: Neha Shah and Carolyn Herrmann
File Size: 26 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

School Garden 3 Year Budget Reference: Carolyn Herrmann
File Size: 53 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Safety Recommendations
Developed in 2014 by the Farm to School Collaborative


Allergy Safety in the School Garden
Allergy Safety in the School Garden
File Size: 659 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Plant and Insect Safety in the School Garden
Plant and Insect Safety in School Gardens
File Size: 549 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


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    • School Garden Resources
  • Farm to Cafeteria
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