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University of California
Cooperative Extension
Placer/Nevada Counties
11477 E Avenue
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 889-7350
Dan Macon
County Director
School Gardens
- Team Nutrition has several resources to connect nutrition education to school and child care gardens, local farms, and farmers markets. They offer evidenced-based curricula that educators can use to integrate garden-based nutrition education lessons into core educational subjects, such as Math, English Language Arts, and Science.
- The Junior Master Gardener Program is an international youth gardening program of the university cooperative Extension network. JMG engages children in novel, “hands-on” group and individual learning experiences that provide a love of gardening, develop an appreciation for the environment and cultivate the mind.
- California Agriculture in the Classroom has several teaching resources such as their "What's Growin' On?" activity newspapers, lesson plans, downloadable fact sheets, and more.
- Ag in the Classroom has school gardening resources that you can use in the classroom. Resources include virtual farm tours,
- Let's Move provides a step-by-step guide, which offers important information about how to safely grow your own fruits and vegetables with your students.
- Illinois Extension School Gardens provides gardening fundamentals to help make your school garden a success.
- School Garden Network shares information for grants and funding for school gardens.
- School Garden Support Organization provides webinars and resources for garden educators and teachers.
