Join us as we discuss practical and tried and tested approaches to starting a successful school garden program. Whether you are starting a brand new school garden, reviving an old school garden plan or reviewing your existing program - this episode is for you!

Podcast Outline:

00:00 Welcome to the School Garden Podcast
03:21 Are You Ready to Start, Revive or Review a School Garden?
05:55 Different Purposes and Goals for your Outdoor Space
10:35 Points to Consider when Choosing a Space for your Garden

14:42 Designing the Layout of the Garden

18:37 Essential Tools for School Gardening
20:38 Soil and Mulch: The Foundation of Your Garden
23:20 Building a Support System for School Garden Program Sustainability
26:48 Funding Your School Garden Efforts
29:00 Garden Confession Time
30:50 Concluding Thoughts

Show Notes:

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Websites Mentioned During Podcasts:

Soils and Mulches: Silver Creek Materials

Vegetable plants and starts, seeds, and other garden materials: Russell Feed

Networking and Resources: North Texas School Garden Network: NTxSGN

Funding and Resources - KidsGardening: Kids Gardening

Website and Socials

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Join Anne and Mary Jo as they talk all things onions. Easy to grow, fun to watch, a fantastic winter crop to grow in North Texas and a firm favorite in any school garden space.

Podcast outline:

02:01 - Why grow onions?
02:47 - What part of the onion do we eat?
03:38 - Onion Family
03:56 - Planting onions
04:44 - How do onions grow
05:53 - Where to buy onion slips and sets
06:38 - How to plant onions and connections to the classroom
08:16 - Book Connection - Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens 09:39 - Caring for your onions as they grow
10:25 - Watering
12:00 - Signs of growth
12:30 - Bolting, going to seed or putting up a flower
14:55 - Harvesting
19:00 - Funny story
21:25 - Kid question: Why do onions make you cry?
Recommendations:
Our favorite and recommended feed store in North Texas is Russell Feed and Supply. Find your local store here.

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Join Mary Jo and Anne as they take reading and literacy into the garden space. In this Read Aloud Garden Book episode, listen along as they discuss their favorite books and share tried and tested accompanying activities. A must listen for all!

Show Notes:

Chapters:

0:15 - Intro

1:20 - Read Alouds are so easy

2:52 - The Sunflower House by Eve Bunting - purchase here

5:38 - Senorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer and Illustrated by Marcos Almada Rivero - purchase here

11:03 - Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf - purchase here

14:11 - Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert - purchase here

16:43 - The Enormous Potato by Aubrey Davis and illustrated by Dušan Petričić - purchase here

19:30 - What Do They Do With All That Poo? by Jane Kurts and Illustrated by Allison Black purchase here:

22:40 - The Day The Farmer’s Quit by Autumn Pequignot and Illustrated by Kate Fallahee - purchase here

25:23 - Top Tips

More Books and Resources:

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Highlighted Projects:

The Symbolic Monarch Migration Project is a partnership project between Journey North (a program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum) and Monarchs Across Georgia (a committee of the nonprofit organization, the Environmental Education Alliance).

Click here for more information.

How to Make Story Walk: You Tube Video from Appalachian Regional Library Literacy Resources

In this episode, Mary Jo and Anne talk all things potatoes and walk you through every step to grow this rewarding crop in your garden or on your school campus.

Chapters:

Introduction - 0:49

Why Should We Grow Potatoes in Schools? - 1:38

Connections to Curriculum - 3:05

Potatoes are a Hungry Crop - 05:20

DIfferent Varieties of Potatoes - 06:15

True Potato Seed or Seed Potatoes - 07:54

Buying the Right Kind of Seed Potato - 09:21

Chitting or Sprouting Seed Potatoes - 10:16

Cutting Seed Potatoes - 13:08

Where to Plant Potatoes - 14:50

Hilling, Banking or Earthing Up Potato Plants - 16:38

Harvesting Potatoes: 18:58

Finding the Mother Tuber - 22:50

Top Tips for Growing Success - 22:39

Have a Potato Party! - 25:26

Growing Potatoes with a Class of Kids - 27:28

Caution and Safety Notes: 28:10

Kid Question: What is the difference between Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes: 29:43

Ending

Mentioned Books or Materials

The Enormous Potato - Aubrey Davies purchase here*

Recommended Fabric Growbags purchase here

*Any commission earned from affiliate links goes to helping our school garden programs. Thank you!

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Contact Us:

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Join us as we talk about all things school gardens and growing with kids.

No matter where you are in your school garden journey, whether you are an experienced garden teacher, a novice parent helper, or a struggling home educator, we are here to help you and your kiddos in your garden space.

During our Launch Episode, you'll get to know our show hosts and school garden educators, Mary Jo and Anne and find out more about our program format and upcoming episodes.

Upcoming podcasts will have everything you’ll need to know from seasonal planting guides, to curriculum ideas and activities, from garden how-tos to expert advice with a generous sowing of stories and garden chat along the way.

Come and dig in with us because school gardens matter!