Funding
The Lunchbox Project has tons of resources for school gardens. The Resources page lists grants for anything school food-related--including Community Gardens!
The National Gardening Association has many youth garden grant opportunities that they develop through sponsorship with businesses.
Whole Kids (Whole Foods) School Garden Grants: Deadline December 31st, 2011
Thanks to the generosity of Whole Foods Market customers, Whole Kids Foundation is able to provide grants of $2,000 to support school garden projects in the US, UK and Canada. School garden grant applications will be accepted until December 31, 2011. Learn more about the application process and apply for a school garden grant.
Teaching ToolKit
A comprehensive set of lesson plans and educational activities entitled "Setting Up and Running a School Garden," the Teaching Toolkit was prepared by the Nutrition Education and Consumer Awareness Group of the Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division in consultation with the Horticultural Crops Group of the Plant Production and Protection Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2010.
Kids Gardening
A comprehensive site dedicated to all-things youth gardening. Find grant opportunities, curriculum templates, gardening activities for the classroom, professional development for teachers, and much more.
Youth Gardening Curriculum
From the California School Garden Network, this curriculum is divided into 12 themes that can be adapted for primary grades through high school.
Gardening with Youth Tips
10 Challenges of having a youth garden program and some ideas on how to meet them! Thanks to Friends of Burlington Gardens in Vermont
Life Lab Science Program
This California-based program assists teachers and youth garden educators with getting the most from their youth garden. There's a wealth of resources available through their website, including a hefty collection of lesson plans and gardening tips, including a large manual The Growing Classroom - Garden and Nutrition Activity Guide available for purchase.
Rebel Tomato
An educational site designed to help high school and college-age students (and everyone else) start their own community gardens.
Gardening With Children
USDA’s National Agricultural Library has terrific links to information about gardening ith children of all ages, covering areas like working with kids with disabilities, starting a schoolyard garden, and garden themes and activities for children. From this website, you can also click over to learn more about health and nutrition resources.
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