School Garden Promoter Toolbox

Our Promoters Toolbox page have resources for school garden support professionals.

Find the following:

Workshop materials that include Trainer Outlines, Participant Handouts, and The Power of School Gardens PowerPoint to aide instructors conducting a workshop aimed at teaching educators basic gardening skills and design and planning skills for educational gardens.http://www.csgn.org/page.php?id=75
CSYSG Video Page demonstrates the concepts from the Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden Workshop http://www.csgn.org/csysgvideo.php
Gardens for Learning and the Gardens for Learning Standards Supplement CSGN's Guidebook for creating and sustaining your school garden along with a CA Content Standards supplement

The CSGN has promotional fliers to handout at your events download a copy here: http://www.csgn.org/page.php?id=2
The California Department of Education's School Garden Resource Packet is available for California teachers and includes many useful resources including Life Lab's Getting Started Guide Book Learn more here http://www.csgn.org/page.php?id=32
The CDE also has a great school garden resource list and nutrition education materials in a two page handout
Life Lab's Educational Garden Resource Sheet found here http://lifelab.org/pdfs/EducationalGardenResources.pdf
Handout of Garden-enhanced Nutrition Education resources
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom What's Growing On -16 page Ag and Plant-Based newspaper for students, request in bulk for free
The CSGN Research and Policy section links to 2 page summary briefs that demonstrate the value of garden-based learning http://www.csgn.org/research.php

The introductory chapter of Gardens for Learning: Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden is a great primer on the purpose and value of school gardens. http://www.csgn.org/pdf/GFL_1.pdf
The CSGN Research and Policy section lists research reports and summary briefs that demonstrate the value of garden-based learning http://www.csgn.org/research.php

CSGN’s Grants and Fundraising Page links to grant searching lists, fundraising ideas, and lists popular grant programs for school gardens http://www.csgn.org/page.php?id=30
Chapter 6 of CSGN’s Gardens For Learning Book – Finding Supplies and Funding Your Garden http://www.csgn.org/pdf/GFL_6.pdf
Growing a School Garden Business http://www.kidsgardening.com/themes/business1.asp
A Wealth of Wisdom Funding School Garden Projects http://www.kidsgardening.com/Dig/DigDetail.taf?ID=1865&Type=Art
California Regional Environmental Education Community Grant Listings http://www.creec.org/stories/storyReader$61

Sample Job Descriptions for garden-based educator related positions