more on cold season school gardens, i'd get advice from local public gardens and/or native plant societies and local farmers so that the design/plant selection makes sense and provides interest and learning opportunities from September-June (of whenever school gets out) as well as opps for the summer stewards. school gardening can have an element of experimentation to it, so that it includes season extenders, winter composting, indoor composting, etc. students and teachers can practice 'observation' skills, predictions, measuring, soil testing, etc as well as art, plant parts, propogation, seed saving, etc. surely this is not the same as gardening in areas with 10-12 months of growing season, but it still offers plenty of learning, landscaping, and food production opps. let us all know what you come up with. judy tiger, washington dc
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