Tips for Running an Internship Program Note: This is a reprint of an article from 2011. Long ago, before the…
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Management Tip of the Month
Student Internships
Somebody suggested that you could start a student internship program to help with summer maintenance for your school garden and…
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Digging into Agriculture: A Successful Season for the Junior Garden Club
Submitted by parent volunteer, Holly Johnson, Pownal Elementary School Garden Club This spring, twelve students from grades 1 through 3…
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Running a School Garden Club
So you had the great idea to start a school garden club and you got permission from your school…
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Supporting Pollinators in Your School Garden
This month’s tips are about supporting pollinators in your school gardens: Focus on planting native plants and group plants in…
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Planting Ornamental School Gardens
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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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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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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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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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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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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School Garden Open House
Want to let people know what you and your students are doing in the school garden and why it is…
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