Managing Your School Garden

Managing a School Garden? Let’s make it easy!
Managing a school garden may seem like a lot of work, but we are here to make it easier. Use our communication tools below to coordinate with key groups in your school – your Garden Team, teachers & staff, and family & community volunteers. We have compiled an array of resources to help you get started in school garden management:

Garden Teams coordinate engagement and garden care at each school:
Organize and coordinate your efforts as a garden team.

Engage teachers and other school staff:
Recruit teachers, communicate the garden vision, and provide opportunities for them to engage with the garden.

These two posters will introduce your school community to their brand new Learning Garden:

Share these two documents with teachers and volunteers before they participate in a garden event:

Engage family and community volunteers:
Build a community of support around your garden to enhance your school’s commitment to real food and engage families in garden care and eating produce.

Kicking off a new Learning Garden: Please review the following videos, documents, and webpages: