Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
Jim Shulman, Executive Director
School Garden Resources
Basics of Developing a School Garden
Food Security Partners of Middle Tennessee: "Growing Healthy Kids"
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: "Childcare Gardens"
Healthier Generation: "How to Start a School Garden"
Florida Agriculture: "Gardening for Grades"
Who to Involve and How to Gain Support
Setting Up and Running a School Garden
"Parents and families will become interested in school gardens if they can see the value for their children. Individual parents may act as volunteers, helping with garden work. Families can be a market for school produce. They can help with children’s “garden homework”, visit the garden and participate in talks, demonstrations, food fairs, celebrations or presentations."
From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, "Setting Up and Running a School Garden"
Benefits of a School Garden
Children in the Garden: An Evaluative Review of the Benefits of a School Garden
How to Fund a School Garden
Florida School Garden Competition
School and Community Garden Grants
Community Garden "Fundraising"
Sustaining a School Garden
Nashville School Garden Coalition
Sustaining Community School Gardens
"Don't be afraid to start small and build. If what you do intially is well received, you'll build support and interest. Form [a] committee of teachers to determine how they might use gardens."
"I was overwhelmed with how much has to be done to build a garden large enough for the school. I finally figured out I had to take one small step at a time. Once there were visible signs, such as landscape timbers, people began asking what they could do to help."
From "10 Challenges to Sustaining a School Garden, with Ideas on How to Meet Them" as presented by the Friends of Burlington Gardens & the Vermont Community Garden Network
Challenges
School Garden Wizard "Challenges"
10 Challenges to Sustaining a School Garden
Governor Bill Haslam
