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School Garden History

The VictoryGrower website supports the notion that gardening is an excellent way to increase food security (the amount and quality of food) in America. Gardening enables youth, families and entire communities to improve their access to Good Food.

This section of VictoryGrower provides information about successful historical gardening efforts that have made a real difference in American life, including Liberty and Victory Garden programs, the US School Gardening Army, etc.
http://groups.ucanr.org/victorygrower/Historical_Models/


On the following page you can find examples of current public policies that are successfully promoting school, home, or community garden efforts across the United States. It includes The California School Garden Story PowerPoint Presentation, a historical look at GBL in California as well as a summary of CA Assembly Bill 1535 http://groups.ucanr.org/victorygrower/Whats_New_Public_Policies_that_Work_/The_California_School_Garden_Story.htm

Edna Maguire School Garden Video Page

Edna Maguire School Garden (Mill Valley, CA) has a garden video page of the following:

A 2008 Lady Bug Release Celebration.

Giving Tree Planting Day at the Children's Garden, on January 19, 2008.

This is a great 6 minute overview of their garden program featured on the TV show "Everyday Angels"

Everyday Angels - Childrens Garden from Edna Maguire on Vimeo.

Common Vision Fruit Tree Planting

Fruit Tree Tour episode of the show Natural Heroes won an emmy. The award-winning show was based on the DVD Planting the Vision. The special episode aired on PBS across the nation. This award is a huge tribute to programs like Natural Heroes and the featured groups that are working for positive change. Common Vision hopes many more people will see the show and be inspired to plant a tree in their community!

View more multimedia at the Common Vision Blog

Watch a 6-minute trailer for the DVD "Planting the Vision" below.

Carthay Center School Garden of Possibliities

See the transformation of the Carthay Center Elementary School Garden (Los Angeles)from an asphalt slab to a thriving garden.

Growing Chefs

Discover some Vancouver chefs have decided to share their love of food - and growing it from scratch with some eager young apprentices at local elementary schools. Take a look at Living Vancouver

The Power of School Gardens

This presentation was created as an introduction to CSGN's Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden Workshop. It can be downloaded, along with other CSYSG workshop materials at: http://www.csgn.org/page.php?id=75

Kids in the Garden

15-Program DVD Series Wacky, wild and full of wonder, Kids in the Garden is a colorful new series for young gardeners that will inspire kids to get their hands dirty. Join Nick Hardcastle as he puts the fun in fungi, makes a mini terrarium jungle, and acts like a vegetable allowing young viewers to discover just how strange and intriguing gardening can be.

These Programs encourage environmental stewardship and promote a healthy lifestyle while the kids (and adults) enjoy discovering the science of our natural world. Each program includes hands on activities with project lists and are closed captioned.