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 shahn@aaps.k12.mi.us 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
School Garden Virtual Meeting
August 2019 School Garden Workshop
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
Planting Fall Crops
Closing Down Your Garden for the Fall
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
Planting Fall Crops
Closing Down Your Garden for the Fall
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...
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
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| School Garden 3 Year Budget Reference: Carolyn Herrmann |
Safety Recommendations
Developed in 2014 by the Farm to School Collaborative
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Allergy Safety in the School Garden
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Plant and Insect Safety in the School Garden
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