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Harvest of Dreams
Piling Pizza with Fresh Garden Schemes Imagine this scenario: You stumble into the school cafeteria expecting yet another serving of tuna boat, but instead you find bare single-serving pizzas. Next,...
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Summer Garden Camp for Visually Impaired Youth
In 2006, the San Diego County California Master Gardener Association developed a garden-based summer camp for visually impaired and blind youth ages 9 to 19 at the San Diego Braille Institute to...
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Creating Herb Gardens
Inspiring Aromatic AdventuresHerbs arouse kids' curiosity and interest because they thoroughly engage the senses. What better motivator for student investigations than plants that feel cool, smell...
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Curriculum Connections
Herbal Science InquiriesAn herb planting offers countless opportunities for students to think and act like scientists. Their observations and questions should lead to fruitful investigations. Here are...
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Resources
WebsitesSense-Sational Herb GardenYou can go to this site at the 4-H Children's Garden in Michigan to see a list of the medley of herbs used in their Sense-Sational Garden. Better yet, take the virtual...
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Curriculum Connections
Looking for ideas to get your students' feet wet before they fashion their own bountiful containers? Here are a few ideas to whet their appetites: read more
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To inspire creative problem-solving during an herb study, enrichment teacher Marge Tirpak of Aurora, OH, created an imaginary situation in which students were to be 17th century travelers shipwrecked...
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Plants and People - Andes Expedition Part 2
Now that you are more familiar with some plant uses, you try to guess what certain plants might be used for. When you encounter the bluish-purple flowers of Lupinus mutabilis, you immediately guess...
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School Gardens = Natural Playgrounds
By: Cynthia Domenghini, NGA Staff Right Side Box: Teachers at the K-State Center for Child Development use the produce from the garden to prepare simple dishes with their students. Here’s a recipe for...
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Know Your Food
By: Cynthia Domenghini, NGA Staff Right Side Box: The 2012 Food Day School Curriculum was designed for educators as a Food Day resource that can be used in the classroom or to increase your own...
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