Each year one of the groups I work with, D.C. Schoolyard Greening, holds a two-day workshop aimed at helping more teachers create gardens at their schools. This is the second year that we’ve held our hands-on session at the Washington Youth Garden in the National Arboretum. In the picture at left, Gilda Allen, of the […]
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Since building a large container garden at my daughter’s charter school two years ago I’ve been involved in teaching kids how to prepare fresh produce as well as working with an organization that helps other teachers start gardens at their own schools. School gardens expose children to healthy, locally grown food and can be used […]
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Has this ever happened to you: You show up at an event only to discover that the location for the event you had planted in your mind is miles from where you are supposed to be? Last night I arrived with a trunk full of food for a panel discussion on installing gardens in city […]
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