Webinar Archive Mentor kick-off training – 10/2/26 Join the SGSO Network, fellow mentors, and our superstar trainer Stephanie Simpson to kick-off the 2026 SGSO Network Mentorship Program! This training includes a logistical overview of Mentor procedures through the program year and best practices on mentor relationships. Slides Mentor Best Practices
Webinar Archive Sharing the bounty: telling your data driven story – 9/30/26 Two veteran school garden educators from the Education Evaluation Nutrition Lab (EdEN) Intern Program at UT-Austin and Edible Schoolyard New Orleans share their methodology of using existing program resources to tell a meaningful story. You will be guided through
Webinar Archive Growing Students and Teachers: Overcoming School Garden Barriers in Ohio’s Largest School District – 8/19/26 Columbus City Schools (CCS) is bridging the gap between urban youth and agricultural opportunity. With 47,000+ students across a highly diverse population, CCS has built Ohio’s largest school-based agriculture program, spanning 80 schools
Webinar Archive Principals Advancing School Gardens – 4/30/26 Join us to hear how school principals are championing and sustaining garden programs within their schools. This webinar explores the unique role of school leaders in fostering garden-based learning and building supportive structures. Participants will gain insights and inspiration from real examples
Webinar Archive National School Garden Map Info Session – 4/8/26 Join the SGSO Network for an interactive informational webinar on our newly launched National School Garden Map! The SGSO Network engaged national and regional partners to synthesize school garden data and create an interactive map for public use on EcoRise’s
Webinar Archive PIVOTING OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING VIRTUAL GATHERING – 8/27/25 Amid the evolving state and federal guidelines and funding, the school garden movement continues to deliver meaningful garden-based education to students nationwide. To stay effective, many school garden support organizations have adapted by shifting teams, adjusting priorities, and forming new
Webinar Archive Fundraising and Creative Partnerships Virtual Gathering – 6/11/25 We recognize that the current funding environment is rapidly changing, with reduced funding for school garden programming. Many school garden programs are finding creative ways to pivot or build mutually sustaining partnerships with similar organizations. Join the SGSO Network
Webinar Archive Bilingual Family Engagement – 07/31/2024 Families are a crucial element of the school garden ecosystem, and are often overlooked when planning garden programming. Join two of the Wasatch Community Gardens Youth and School Program team to learn about successes and challenges of engaging families in school garden
Webinar Archive District-Led School Garden Programs Part 1: Organization & Management– April 19, 2023 This is the 1st of a two part webinar series focusing on school district-wide school garden programs led by school district staff and the unique opportunities and challenges they face. This webinar focused on the organization
Webinar Archive WHAT MAKES SCHOOL GARDENS THRIVE – MARCH 24, 2022 Learn about two key pieces of research on indicators of building successful school garden programs by Associate Professor Jaimie Davis of UT Austin and Assistant Professor Kate Burt of Lehman College at the City University of New York. Jaimie
This peer-to-peer coaching session will start with an overview of the Funding Promising Practices and then we’ll divide into small breakouts to explore specific challenges related to sustainably funding your school garden program(s) and potential solutions.
This webinar aims to support SGSO staff to increase their organization’s capacity to sustain and create well-integrated garden programs; share examples, tools and resources; and connect with other SGSO leaders to hear stories of success and challenges along the way.
In this webinar we will explore the concept of crowdfunding which is a term broadly used to describe fundraising efforts focused on raising smaller amounts of money from large numbers of people frequently through online and social media efforts.
Webinar Archive School Garden Networks – 10/10/17 In this webinar, you’ll get to hear from leaders of various school garden networks including how they originated, and support they provide for their members. Listen on to learn how networks can operate at varying scales, from city to statewide, in order
We discuss dedicated garden program staffing, community engagement, and other factors that lead to programmatic sustainability.
Webinar Archive Mentor kick-off training – 10/2/26 Join the SGSO Network, fellow mentors, and our superstar trainer Stephanie Simpson to kick-off the 2026 SGSO Network Mentorship Program! This training includes a logistical overview of Mentor procedures through the program year and best practices on mentor relationships. Slides Mentor Best Practices
Webinar Archive Sharing the bounty: telling your data driven story – 9/30/26 Two veteran school garden educators from the Education Evaluation Nutrition Lab (EdEN) Intern Program at UT-Austin and Edible Schoolyard New Orleans share their methodology of using existing program resources to tell a meaningful story. You will be guided through
Webinar Archive Growing Students and Teachers: Overcoming School Garden Barriers in Ohio’s Largest School District – 8/19/26 Columbus City Schools (CCS) is bridging the gap between urban youth and agricultural opportunity. With 47,000+ students across a highly diverse population, CCS has built Ohio’s largest school-based agriculture program, spanning 80 schools
Webinar Archive Principals Advancing School Gardens – 4/30/26 Join us to hear how school principals are championing and sustaining garden programs within their schools. This webinar explores the unique role of school leaders in fostering garden-based learning and building supportive structures. Participants will gain insights and inspiration from real examples
Webinar Archive National School Garden Map Info Session – 4/8/26 Join the SGSO Network for an interactive informational webinar on our newly launched National School Garden Map! The SGSO Network engaged national and regional partners to synthesize school garden data and create an interactive map for public use on EcoRise’s
Webinar Archive PIVOTING OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING VIRTUAL GATHERING – 8/27/25 Amid the evolving state and federal guidelines and funding, the school garden movement continues to deliver meaningful garden-based education to students nationwide. To stay effective, many school garden support organizations have adapted by shifting teams, adjusting priorities, and forming new
Webinar Archive Fundraising and Creative Partnerships Virtual Gathering – 6/11/25 We recognize that the current funding environment is rapidly changing, with reduced funding for school garden programming. Many school garden programs are finding creative ways to pivot or build mutually sustaining partnerships with similar organizations. Join the SGSO Network
Webinar Archive Bilingual Family Engagement – 07/31/2024 Families are a crucial element of the school garden ecosystem, and are often overlooked when planning garden programming. Join two of the Wasatch Community Gardens Youth and School Program team to learn about successes and challenges of engaging families in school garden
Webinar Archive District-Led School Garden Programs Part 1: Organization & Management– April 19, 2023 This is the 1st of a two part webinar series focusing on school district-wide school garden programs led by school district staff and the unique opportunities and challenges they face. This webinar focused on the organization
Webinar Archive WHAT MAKES SCHOOL GARDENS THRIVE – MARCH 24, 2022 Learn about two key pieces of research on indicators of building successful school garden programs by Associate Professor Jaimie Davis of UT Austin and Assistant Professor Kate Burt of Lehman College at the City University of New York. Jaimie
This peer-to-peer coaching session will start with an overview of the Funding Promising Practices and then we’ll divide into small breakouts to explore specific challenges related to sustainably funding your school garden program(s) and potential solutions.
This webinar aims to support SGSO staff to increase their organization’s capacity to sustain and create well-integrated garden programs; share examples, tools and resources; and connect with other SGSO leaders to hear stories of success and challenges along the way.
In this webinar we will explore the concept of crowdfunding which is a term broadly used to describe fundraising efforts focused on raising smaller amounts of money from large numbers of people frequently through online and social media efforts.
Webinar Archive School Garden Networks – 10/10/17 In this webinar, you’ll get to hear from leaders of various school garden networks including how they originated, and support they provide for their members. Listen on to learn how networks can operate at varying scales, from city to statewide, in order
We discuss dedicated garden program staffing, community engagement, and other factors that lead to programmatic sustainability.
