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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What’s in a Cooking Box?
Thinking about conducting cooking lessons in your classroom or multiple classrooms? Check out this hand two page guide in English…
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School Garden of the Year 2026: Mount Desert Elementary School
The Growing Gardens, Growing Minds school garden at Mount Desert Elementary School began over 10 years ago championed by a…
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Ellsworth Elementary Middle School Garden
The Ellsworth Elementary Middle School (EEMS) Garden is located on the school campus which is nestled along the Union River,…
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Kat Coriell
Kat grew up spending more time outdoors than in with a love of nature, animals and plants. Her family did…
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Garden Signage
Signs serve many purposes and signage for your school garden can do more than just identify where your school garden…
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Community Outreach
What does community outreach look like for a school garden in Maine and how do you go about providing it? …
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Youth Garden Grant
Since 1982, the Youth Garden Grant has supported school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life…
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Basics of School Orchard Stewardship
By Rachel Lyn Rumson, Regional Program Manager, ReTreeUS The Orchard is a Learning Platform To realize its potentiaI, it requires…
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Maine Youth Food Council
Full Plates, Full Potential believes the best solutions come from those most affected by the systems they are working to…
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Funding School Orchards
Are you thinking about planting an orchard at your school? What do you need to know and where can you…
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Teaching in Your School Orchard
Have a school orchard and you are wondering where to find lessons about orchards, trees and activities? Here are some…
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Bobcat Sprouts Gardens
The Bobcat Sprouts Gardens are a welcoming and an inviting outdoor learning space for the students, staff and community at…
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Water Wise Garden Grant
Deadline October 3, 2025 Do you teach elementary or middle school students and want to apply for a grant to…
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Seed Savers Exchange
Founded in 1975, the Seed Savers Exchange stewards America’s culturally diverse and endangered garden and food crop legacy for…
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Seed Saving Resources
Have you considered saving seeds with your students? How do you know which seeds you can successfully save for next…
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Recipes from Seed Savers: Bruschetta
Recipes from Seed Savers By Louise Quigley, Seed Savers Exchange member “I only make this recipe in late summer/early fall…
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Washington Academy
An independent secondary school educating students since 1792 Over the past two years, the Washington Academy Garden has had some…
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Maine Science Teachers Association
Check out the new MSTA logo that celebrates Maine through the historical Maine flag! The Maine Science Teachers Association (MSTA)…
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Season Extension
Thinking about ways to extend the growing season in your school garden? What techniques or supplies would you need? How…
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Extend the Season
By covering plants with various materials and methods, gardeners can start plants earlier in the spring, keep them going…
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