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Book

How to grow a school garden : a complete guide for parents and teachers

Call Number

  • 635 B9249 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2010.

Physical Description

223 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Contents

  • Why school gardens?
  • Laying the groundwork
  • Getting the most from your site: design considerations
  • Groundbreaking, budgeting, and fundraising
  • Developing your school garden program
  • A healthy outdoor classroom
  • Tricks of the trade
  • Planting, harvesting, and cooking in the garden
  • Year-round garden lessons and activities
  • A decade in a school garden: Alice Fong Yu Alternative School, San Francisco, California.

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