This month’s tips are about planting ornamental school gardens: Consider including flowers and herbs to attract beneficial insects to your…
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Ivonne Vazquez
Ivonne Vazquez is passionate about native plants, herbs, pollinators, DIY, sustainability, the environment and sharing gardening knowledge. She is most…
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Pinetree Garden Seeds
A family owned and operated business since 1979, Pinetree Garden Seeds was founded with the simple mission of offering low…
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Edible Flowers
10 Edible Flower Recipes to Bring a Super Bloom to Your Table By Edible Communities May 3, 2023 Flower Filled…
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Homegrown National Park
Rebuild biodiversity from the ground up, one school at a time! The name Homegrown National Park® (HNP) was coined by…
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Flower Power
The National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix is a free database of standards-based lesson plans and resources for K-12 educators that…
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Kingfield Elementary School
Growing Gardeners Program! The Growing Gardeners program at Kingfield Elementary School takes place during Community Time every Friday afternoon for…
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Watering Your School Garden
This month’s tips about watering and irrigation methods in your school garden include: Assess your school garden’s access to water….
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Anna Libby
Anna Libby has served on the Maine School Garden Network Board of Directors since 2016 both on the Executive Committee…
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Maine Garden Products
Maine Garden Products was founded in 2002 by two people passionate about gardening and impatient with waiting for a better…
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Fedco Seeds
Cooperatively owned and operated since 1978, Fedco Seeds specializes in gardening, farming and orchard supplies from their warehouses in Clinton,…
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Waterwise Garden Grant
Hunter Industries and KidsGardening are working together to offer the Waterwise Garden Grant to support public and charter schools…
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Watering Your School Garden
Every plant needs water to live and providing the right amount in the most efficient way possible is an important…
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Jonesport Beals High School
The Aquaculture and Aquaponics class serving 11th and 12th grade students at Jonesport Beals High School and surrounding high schools,…
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Lesson Planning & Classroom Integration
So you have started a school garden and you want to use it to teach lessons for your classes…how do…
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Make A Plan
This month’s tips include: Make a list of seeds, tools and supplies to order Plan a harvest schedule based on…
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Teach ME About Food & Farms
Teach ME About Food and Farms Lesson Site is a collection of lessons and resources for educators in Grades Pre-K…
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MEEA Mini Grants for Learning
MEEA mini grants fund outdoor learning projects like…school gardens and curriculum and professional development! Mini Grants for Outdoor Learning offer…
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Educator Advisory Group
Have you heard about the MSGN Educator Advisory Group?! Formed in 2024 to give a voice to school garden coordinators…
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South Bristol School
The School Garden and Apiaries at the South Bristol School started as a dream by a group of students in…
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School Based Food Hub
One of seven projects in Maine selected for the USDA’s School Food System Innovation Grant, this initiative focuses on establishing…
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Board of Directors Highlights 2025
Thank you for your commitment, MSGN Board! A community led organization made up of committed volunteer leaders who believe in…
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Guide to Taste Testing Local Foods in Schools
What is a Taste Test? A taste test is a small sample of food offered either in the classroom, or…
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No Kid Hungry
No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty. A key…
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