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Edition VII: January 2017

Program Spotlight:
Hillsboro Junior High School

GLOSS, the Garden/Learning Outdoor Student Space program planned for Hillsboro Junior High School is a shining example of an innovative garden program that will enhance learning across the curriculum. Find out more about this grand prize recipient of the 2016 Eat. Learn. Live. and Grow grant, sponsored by Chartwells K12 in partnership with KidsGardening.org.

Lesson of the Month:
Plants in Space

Want to go to Mars? In this lesson students explore why we need to be able to grow plants for space exploration and some of the challenges growing them in this very different environment.
Click to view this Lesson Plan!

Garden Activity:
Grow Your Own Salad

Keep gardening through the winter with an easy to grow, low light crop like lettuce. Click to learn more!

Garden How-to: 
Getting Ready to Grow Under Lights

Supplementing natural light with light from florescent fixtures is an easy and generally inexpensive way to keep the plants in your classroom growing well. Find out what to keep in mind when you choose plant lights for your classroom.

Welcoming Christine!

From FoodCorps and AmeriCorps to Shelburne Farms and Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, Christine brings us years of “on the ground” experience educating youth through the garden and educational farms.
We are pleased and excited to welcome her to our team!

Plant of the Month: Lettuce


The days when lettuce in a salad meant a wedge of iceberg are long gone. Find out how easy it is to grow an amazing range of lettuces, from tender butterheads and frilly leaf lettuces to crispy romaines and – yes – even heads of iceberg! Click here to learn more.

 
EDUCATIONAL POSTER GIVEAWAY!

Now through the first day of spring; Donate $25 or more to KidsGardening and receive 3 beautiful educational posters!
Click here for more info.


 
CARTON 2 GARDEN WEBINAR!

Join us for our webinar on January 11, 2017 at 3pm EST for
Carton 2 Garden contest ideas and inspiration.
Click here to Register!


 
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