School Garden News

 

America Ferrera invites you to check out the sneak peak for April 27!  If you haven't heard the news, on April 27, we're celebrating the power and promise of school gardens with a virtual tour from Hawaii to D.C!  Join U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in this "virtual school assembly", complete with lesson and activity extensions to keep the learning going. Share with your networks and register today. We hope to see you there!  Details & Registration Click on the map to get details about each tour stop!  Meet the MC  David Antonio Robles of FoodWhat?! Farm We're thrilled to have David lead us through our school garden tour on April 27! A farmer, activist, and artist, David loves to use his skills to cultivate community and resilience among youth.  Check out David in action teaching healthy eating recipes straight from the garden!  Photo from Jones Valley Teaching Farm in Birmingham, AL - stop #6 on the April 27 tour. Grow with us on Social Media!   Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @sgsonetwork. Let us help you get the word out about your school garden initiatives and successes-tag us! Join the "Grand Opening" with our #growingschoolgardens contest in April for a chance at weekly $100 Gardener's Supply gift cards: Follow @sgsonetwork on Instagram and Twitter Post a photo of your student(s) engaging in school gardening (in person or virtually) Use #growingschoolgardens Tag @sgsonetwork and your school social media handles (if you have them) Share widely!  This celebration of school gardens is for everyone - we'd love if you invited others to join us! We've created a digital toolkit to help you get the word out, including a shareable one-pager, sample social media posts, graphics, and more!  April is Kids Garden Month-Win $500!  We're partnering with KidsGardening to celebrate all throughout the month of April. Head to Kids Garden Month and share with them "What do you love about your garden?" for chances to receive weekly prizes and one of six grand prizes of $500 specifically for school gardens. Tell us about your SGSO by Updating Your Organization's Profile The School Garden Support Organization Network (SGSO) connects over 4,100 individuals and organizations. We aspire to build a constellation of organizations and schools that support, sustain, and advance the school garden movement at a district, regional, statewide, or national level.