Handouts, Fliers & Presentations

The related documents, in the box to the right, are resources to help promote school gardens and the mission of CSGN. Feel free to print and distribute for your school garden promotional events and workshops.

Also check out

• Research briefs on the value and purpose of school gardens.
   
• Free resources from the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. Look for:
  • WE Garden Lessons
  • What's Growing On? Student Newsletters
  • Gardens for Learning: Linking State Standards to Your School Garden
  • and more...
     
• Harvest of the Month materials to promote fruits and vegetables in the classroom, cafeteria, and community.
   
• California Department of Education School Garden Resource Packet: California teachers can request a free packet of garden startup information for California schools. This resource contains over ten items, including Life Lab's Getting Started: A Guide for Creating School Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms - click to download Getting Started. To receive your free resource packet, send your mailing address to gardengrantqa@cde.ca.gov
   
• Working with Preschools? Visit www.healthypreschoolers.com for free parent handouts
   
• View CSGN's lesson database for many free lesson plans and literature lists and free getting a school garden started publications
   
• PowerPoint of California School Gardens. Data from the 2011 School Garden Survey highlights charts on the who, when and how of California school gardens.