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Question Post by Renee Ray

08/27 @ 11:25am

I have a question. I have been told at a new school I am volunteering at that the school principal will not let the kids eat or take home the apples grown on the school site. Says if anyone gets sick they are liable. I am sure they are grown organically. I have researched and assume I need to call the district to find out. The weird thing is, they have planted fruit trees and grow veggies, and the kids eat the veggies. If they support a school garden, they should be able to eat it too! Does not make sense. I assume maybe we need to educate the principal so she knows this is OK? Any input would be appreciated, including the legalities around this problem. THANK YOU!
County: 
Alameda
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Question Post by Kathleen Knapp

01/29 @ 08:40pm

I am looking for a wholesale nursery around the Sacramento / Placerville area that we can buy seedling vegetable plants at for a garden fundraiser.  Over the last two years we have sold seedling heirloom tomatoes plants, different varieties of cucumbers, squash and peppers but this year we just don't have the greenhouse space to grow what is needed.  Does anyone have a wholesaler that would sell us seedlings at at discount? i would really appreciate a recommendation.   Rescue Elemenatry School - Garden      
County: 
El Dorado
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Question Post by Kelly Auville Garden Coordinator

10/17 @ 01:40pm

Seeking information, good or bad, regarding using recycled tires as garden planters in the school garden. Are there any schools within California using recycled tires as planters? Any specific research found regarding tires in the garden? All of my research leads me to tire mulch in the playground. Respectfully, Kelly Auville Garden Coordinator, Camino Elementary School
County: 
El Dorado
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Photo Post by Sarah2325 Woodruff

11/30 @ 11:01am

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This is a photo of a UCSC intern helping out in the garden during the after school program! We currently have 8 interns from UC Santa Cruz helping out in our student discovery garden! Four of the interns brought over food and supplies for the lesson about compost. We made graham cracker sandwiches! The graham cracker represented woody material, peanut butter to represent carbon and manure, chocolate to represent food scraps and watse, and rasins to represent other miselanious things in the compost like exsisting dirt and nitrogen. This lesson is always a class favorite! -Calabasas Elementary School, Watsonville CA.
County: 
Santa Cruz (CA)
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Photo Post by Brinet Greenlee

11/19 @ 12:59pm

Look at our beautiful school garden!
County: 
Monterey
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Photo Post by June Gregorio

11/17 @ 04:00pm

Here at the Phoenix Academy, we are hoping to develop a raised bed edible garden to enrich student learning in math, science, technology, language arts, history, critical thinking, and problem solving.  We also hope to create an outdoor cooperative learning environment where students can make connections with nature.
County: 
Monterey
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Photo Post by Shelley Flint

09/04 @ 09:09am

GARDEN WORKSHOP SERIES AT SAN DOMENICO SCHOOL Want to learn more about growing your own food? Canning and preserving? Or rainwater harvesting?  You and Your Children Are Invited to Join Us for the San Domenico Garden Workshop Series REGISTER ONLINE www.sandomenico.org/gardenseries GROW YOUR OWN FOOD with Benjamin R. Eichorn, internationally renowned expert on edible gardening and author of Edible Gardening: Ten Essential Practices for Growing Your Own Food.  Date: September 20, 2015 - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Cost: $35/Adult CANNING AND PRESERVING THE HARVEST with Rachel Kaplan, author of Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living, and The Probable Site of the Garden of Eden. Date: September 27, 2015 - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Cost: $35/Adult WATER CONSERVATION and RAINWATER HARVESTING with Sarah Phillips, Urban Streams Coordinator for Marin Resource Conservation District, and Dan Carney, Water Conservation Manager with Marin Municipal Water District. Date: October 24, 2015 - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Cost: Free
County: 
Marin
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Photo Post by Shelley Andros

07/02 @ 05:51am

Adding that STEAM component, we now our weighing our produce yield and recording the data so we can determine total yield for the season. Students estimate their yield first then weigh it to confirm actual yield.  Interested in how your school records yield and/or plant productivity. Photo is of some of our students participating in our summer session cooking class, another must for a school garden.
County: 
Los Angeles
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Question Post by Kathryn Pfaff

04/23 @ 01:42pm

I'm wondering how everyone is changing your planting and summer dormancy plans to cope with the drought.  We just installed irrigation, which would allow us to cover crop or raise a few key plants over the summer, but I'm also concerned about not using too much water. On the other hand, we need to keep some water going in the beds to prevent the crusting and dust bowl conditions we have faced for years when we come back in the fall. I am really undecided how to manage this garden this summer. Thoughts?
County: 
San Mateo
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Deal Post by Jake Rude

03/05 @ 09:31am

Hello, I have worked closely with schools and non-profit groups in the Los Angeles area with our Tower Garden.  The Tower Garden is a great way for communities to grow produce quickly without soil, and with limited water supply.  For this month only, shipping will be FREE if ordered through the link below.  www.jrude.towergarden.com These Towers can be used for a lifetime and be grown over and over again. Feel free to email me at jakerude1@gmail.com with questions.   Best, Jake    
County: 
Los Angeles
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