The Maine School Garden Network publishes a monthly newsletter geared towards the needs of school garden coordinators and educators. We distribute our newsletter to our mailing list as well as our Facebook page and website.
We offer monthly themes to provide more in depth coverage as well as monthly features to support and promote school gardens such as the:
- Grant of the Month
- Harvest of the Month
- Monthly Gardening Ideas
- School Garden of the Month Profile
- Partner Profile
- Sponsor of the Month
- From the Coordinator letter
- and more!
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Thinking about organizing a volunteer work day? This month’s newsletter is all about volunteers and school gardens!
How to Submit An Article for the Newsletter
Would you like to submit an article for our 2024 newsletter?!
- Our newsletters are sent to 1000+ readers every month and shared on our Facebook page and uploaded to our website.
- For any articles that include photos of children and students, we require a signed Photo Release Form.
- The deadline for submission is the 17th of the month.
We are looking for school garden coordinators, educators and students who want to share their hard earned wisdom with other school gardeners for the following monthly themes!
Newsletter Themes
2025
- January: Planning a Fundraiser
- February: Seasonal Planning
- March: Volunteer Work Days
- April: Greenhouse Gardening
- May: Mulch and Compost
- June: School Garden Open House
- July: Grant Writing
- August: Season Extension
- September: Seed Saving
- October: Orchard Maintenance
- November: Community Outreach
- December: Cooking Carts and Taste Testing
2022-2026
Click here for our reference guide to past and future themes for our newsletter from 2022 to 2026. Then click on the corresponding issue with the theme you want for your review in our newsletter archive below
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Interested? Questions? Contact susan@msgn.org.
Photo Release Form
For any articles that include photographs of children, we require a signed Photo Release Form. Please return form to info@msgn.org or mail to MSGN 28 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333. Thank you.
Sponsor of the Month
We offer a sponsorship opportunity which has the option of a donation of a product for school gardens plus a business or organization logo on our website and publicity in our newsletter in the form of a profile.
If you are interested in being a Sponsor of the Month, please contact Susan Sager at susan@msgn.org. Thank you.
Newsletter Archive
Past issues are available here for your review here in our newsletter archive.
Questions? Contact info@msgn.org. Thank you.
