This webinar details the innovative techniques designed to accommodate students with disabilities using differentiated methods and adaptive equipment carefully chosen to provide each student the opportunity to participate and gain valuable vocational horticulture skills leading to possible employment. Winner of the Grand Prize National Magna Award, this comprehensive program showcases the transition process through hands-on experiences producing food products for fine dining establishments in Detroit, retail outlets and sale at our nation’s largest food hub, Eastern Market. We will highlight the techniques and plans for creating the nation’s largest Farm to School/Table program, including the development of corporate/educational partners to aid and maintain the program’s viability and sustainability, obtaining grant funds, and staff/community involvement.

Presenters will include:

– Michael Crag, Detroit Public Schools Community Distr

This live webinar is a part of the six month Growing School Garden Summit Webinar Series, featuring presentations from the March 2024 Growing School Gardens Summit, hosted by the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation in partnership with Life Lab and the SGSO Network. All presenters are compensated for sharing their expertise with our Network, generously funded by the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation.

This webinar will be recorded and archived on the Recording Library section of our Webinars page.

Presenting an engaging and insightful webinar, “Nurturing Diversity in School Gardens,” where we’ll explore the transformative power of inclusivity and representation in educational gardening programs. This session will dive into the importance of intentional representation, uncovering and addressing unexamined practices and celebrating the rich tapestry of cultural backgrounds within our school communities.

Learn practical strategies to create a welcoming and inclusive garden space that honors and reflects the diverse identities of your students. From implementing multilingual labels and hosting cultural sharing sessions to planting global gardens with crops from around the world, we’ll provide you with actionable steps to foster an environment where every child feels seen, valued, and empowered.

Key Takeaways:

The significance of representation and its impact on student learning and engagement.

Identifying and addressing unexamined practices in school garden programs.

Practical tips for incorporating representation and inclusivity in your garden.

Heartfelt stories and real-life examples that highlight the importance of diversity in educational spaces.

Actionable steps to create a culturally rich and inclusive garden environment.

Presenters will include:

– Honi Alexander, Program Director at Young Gardeners Program of Galveston’s Own Farmers Market, Galveston, TX.

This live webinar is a part of the six month Growing School Garden Summit Webinar Series, featuring presentations from the March 2024 Growing School Gardens Summit, hosted by the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation in partnership with Life Lab and the SGSO Network. All presenters are compensated for sharing their expertise with our Network, generously funded by the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation.

This webinar will be recorded and archived on the Recording Library section of our Webinars page.

This workshop session will build a case for the importance of teaching water conservation through school gardens. As temperatures climb and both surface and groundwater supplies diminish, many communities are having to rethink their agricultural practices and consider the vulnerability of their food systems. This workshop will introduce participants to several water-saving strategies that can be taught and implemented with students in school gardens, including active and passive rain harvesting, drought-tolerant crop selection, mulching and soil-building, subsurface irrigation with ollas and watering stakes, intentional use of shade, and more! Ashley will also share about a year-long documentary project she did with middle school students to help them learn about the impact of water shortages on agriculture and local communities. This workshop will be solution-oriented, with tools to help prepare students to be problem-solvers, informed stewards, and compassionate regenerators of our world.

Presenters will include:

– Ashley Fine, School Garden Coordinator at Skyview School in Prescott, AZ.

This live webinar is a part of the six month Growing School Garden Summit Webinar Series, featuring presentations from the March 2024 Growing School Gardens Summit, hosted by the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation in partnership with Life Lab and the SGSO Network. All presenters are compensated for sharing their expertise with our Network, generously funded by the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation.

This webinar will be recorded and archived on the Recording Library section of our Webinars page.