Matthew Doris, Food Service Director & Chef, demonstrated ways for you to get the most out of your existing school garden space. He discussed the concept of square-foot gardening and using bigger beds for growing vegetables.
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Environmental Video Contest Offers $75,000 in Prizes For Schools
If you and your class can create a 3 minute (or less) video about the importance of trees you could win $10,000 for your school!
Fruit Trees in the School Garden
What in the garden could possibly be more exciting to students than a tree-ripened nectarine? Fruit trees and orchard-culture bring stability and productivity to the garden, all in a high yielding and low maintenance package.
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Preventing food waste and composting at schools is an important means of saving money, protecting the environment, and teaching kids good habits from an early age.