RE: [cg] school gardening and garden start-up costs

2006-02-10 Thread Ann Cook
tsy Johnson Executive Director American Community Gardening Assoc. 877-275-2242 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] school gardenin

RE: [cg] school gardening and garden start-up costs

2006-02-09 Thread Betsy Johnson
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cg] school gardening and garden start-up costs We are trying to get local school support for community gardening. The biggest road block cited is that the garden season is during summer break. Can you give me some creative suggestions to get around this. We

Re: [cg] school gardening and garden start-up costs

2006-02-09 Thread Grow19
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 th

Re: [cg] school gardening and garden start-up costs

2006-02-09 Thread Mike McGrath
well ---Mike McG - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [cg] school gardening and garden start-up costs I'd suggest that with regard to summer that family stewardship is a good plan .

Re: [cg] school gardening and garden start-up costs

2006-02-09 Thread Grow19
I'd suggest that with regard to summer that family stewardship is a good plan ... as soon as possible during the school year, invite families to visit and tour the garden. * Alternative #1-invite families to adopt specific parts of the garden (and if this is a food growing garden, invite th

[cg] school gardening and garden start-up costs

2006-02-09 Thread plcarol
We are trying to get local school support for community gardening. The biggest road block cited is that the garden season is during summer break. Can you give me some creative suggestions to get around this. We thought that community partnership models might work but we have to make it seem