Originally published in the University of Georgia’s ‘Faces’ page Written by: By Sarah Lewis Jamie Woodhead Reprinted here by permission of the authors. (Note from sustainable-landscaping: I love school gardens. My first was in 2nd grade. I have had one almost every year since then, over 55 years. I am pleased to see any school [...]
School and Community Garden Hero Recognized
August 27, 2010 By
(Note: This article is written by Dohee Kim (UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County) and is reprinted with permission. It first appeared in the UC/ANR News blog. To read the article in its original context, please visit http://news.ucanr.org/newsstorymain.cfm?story=1311 ) UC Cooperative Extension’s Yvonne Savio is Horticulturist of the Year 2010 Yvonne Savio, manager of the [...]
La Mariposa School Garden Photos
August 10, 2010 By
Here are some killer photos submitted by Kamala Nahas. Thank you, Kamala! These young gardeners seem to be enjoying their work day at school. Kelly Long spent many hours planning, arranging for and delivering materials for the project. Thanks to her, the project went off without a hitch and we met our goal of 11 [...]
Child Nutrition Bill Passes Senate
August 10, 2010 By
Is Child Nutrition something you take seriously? The following article got my attention this morning, and I think it will brighten your day. Click here to read the full story on ‘Civil Eats’ Child Nutrition Bill Passes the Senate, Food Stamp Funding Takes Cut August 6th, 2010 By Paula Crossfield In a surprise move yesterday before heading [...]
School Garden Day-1 Results
August 2, 2010 By
The School and Community Garden Project is a program sponsored by the Ventura County Master Gardeners. Its purpose is to empower communities to create new gardens in schools, community settings and backyards. Our first project was held at La Mariposa School in Camarillo, a school with a strong commitment to integrating gardening into the curriculum. [...]
Another School Garden
July 4, 2010 By
School garden Before Pictures
June 30, 2010 By
Community and School Gardening Training Announced
June 15, 2010 By
The Ventura County Master Gardeners have announced a new program to train community and school garden volunteers. This one-day class will give new volunteers the skills needed to successfully start new gardens. After the course, they will be able to create more gardens in schools, neighborhoods and communities across the county. Th first class is [...]
