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Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden Workshop
Trainer Resources

On this page you will find downloads for all printed materials needed to conduct a Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden Workshop. In addition there are downloads of the Power of School Gardens PowerPoint, a sample evaluation, sample wokshop flier, sample agenda, workshop supply list, and a list of all workshop handouts to aid you in creating your workshop.

Download all printed workshop materials

The following zipped compressed file includes all of the materials listed below. It is suggested that you download this file and extract the files to your computer. Directions on how to extract files from a compressed folder can be found at this Microsoft help page.

Download All CSYSG Workshop Materials (3.63MB Zip Folder)

The Power of School Gardens PowerPoint Presentation is not included in the above zipped folder. Click to download the Power of School Gardens PowerPoint. (8.6MB PowerPoint Download)

Or download each file one by one

Trainer Outlines (TO) are Word documents and can be modifed as needed..
Participant Handous (HO) are PDF files and are meant to be used as they were created.

Workshop Introduction (TO)

Power of School Gardens (TO)

•  PowerPoint Presentation (8.6MB PowerPoint Download)


Out in the Garden (TO)

•  Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other (from The Growing Classroom ) (HO)

 

Soil and Planting (TO)

•  Soil and Bed Preparation (HO)

•  The Nitty Gritty (from The Growing Classroom ) (HO)

•  Basic Garden Tools (HO)

•  Seeding and Transplanting (HO)

•  Making Paper Pots (HO)

•  Garden Bed Types (HO)

 

Keep It Growing (TO)

•  Watering (HO)

•  Weed Management (HO)

•  Weed Question Cards (resource to accompany Weed Managment HO)

•  Critters and Critter Control (HO)

 

Designing Your School Garden (TO)

•  Sample Garden Map (HO)

•  Garden Design Scavenger Hunt (HO)

•  Instructional School Garden Elements (HO)

 

Resources for Successful School Garden Programs (TO)

•  Garden Pathways Map (from The Growing Classroom ) (HO)

•  Educational Tie-Ins (HO)

•  Building a Support Network (HO)

•  Selected References and Resources (HO)

 

Choosing Plants and Planting Times (TO)

•  Know Your Zone (HO)

•  Popular Perennials for CA School Gardens (HO)

•  Selecting Fruit Trees and Vines (HO)

•  Growing California Natives (HO)

•  Average Last & First Frost Dates (HO)

•  Vegetable Planting and Harvest Tips (HO)

•  Crop Harvest Planning Chart (HO)

 

Planning Your School Garden Program (TO)

•  Thinking Ahead: Setting Your Garden Goals (HO)

•  Breaking it Down: Planning Your Next Steps (HO)

•  Year-Round Garden Tasks (HO)

 

Supplemental Trainer Materials

•  Sample workshop agenda

•  Sample workshop evaluation

•  Sample workshop flyer

•  Workshop supply list

•  List of all workshop handouts

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