Webinar Archive Nutrition Education In School Garden Programming – 8/27/26 In this Member Highlight, we get to talk to Loretta Lyken, Program Manager at the Walton School Sustainability Teachers Academy. In our conversation, she shares how getting her hands dirty in the garden has always been a staple of her journey
Webinar Archive Administrators Supporting School Gardens – Member Highlight: Jackie Medina – 7/9/26 In this Member Highlight, we get to talk to Jackie Medina, School Principal at Starlight Elementary in Santa Cruz, CA. Watch on to learn more on how Jackie entered the path of education and how it eventually
Webinar Archive Nutrition Education Through a Cooking Challenge Curriculum – 6/10/26 Learn how to make teaching nutrition and cooking safety exciting and engaging through The Fresh Chef Challenge, an evidence based nutrition and cooking series. This presentation will provide an overview on how to plan and implement a cooking challenge,
Webinar Archive Managing, Leading, and Coaching: Tools for Empowering School Garden Educators – 5/27/26 Whether you’re supervising one garden educator or leading a full team, your role goes far beyond managing logistics. In this interactive session, we’ll explore what it means to manage, coach, and lead in ways that empower
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 Regenerative Agriculture & School Gardens: Marlia Bosques from Plenitud PR – 04/28/26 In this Member Highlight, we get to know Marlia Bosques from Plenitud PR. Listen in on a conversation on how school gardeners can approach tending to their growing space in a regenerative way. She grounds this
Webinar Archive Plant Selection and seed saving – 3/25/26 Discover how you can create a plant breeding program that puts students at the forefront of selection and stewarding your seeds’ stories. This webinar will cover some basic principles of plant breeding, best practices on collecting and storing seeds, and ways
Webinar Archive School Based Garden to Cafeteria Programming – 10/29/25 Explore how to build a vibrant garden-to-cafeteria culture that connects students, staff, and the wider school community through fresh, school-grown produce. This webinar will highlight strategies for engaging students in growing food, collaborating with cafeteria staff, and involving
Webinar Archive YOUTH AS FOOD JUSTICE LEADERS – 9/24/25 Learn about Growing Hope’s Teen Leadership Program in Ypsilanti, Michigan! Each year, Growing Hope employs teens to train as leaders within the local food movement. These skills are gained through our year-round summer and after school programs. Our Teen
Webinar Archive Indigenous Connections, From Classroom to Cafeteria – 5/28/25 Build a program that honors indigenous stewardship throughout the garden, classroom, and cafeteria. In this webinar, learn from Hardin School District, MT, and how they’ve incorporated community feedback to create curriculum highlighting local tribes and events reflecting ancestral community
Webinar Archive A Taste of Indigenous Foods – 4/30/25 What are indigenous foods, where do we get them, and how do we prepare them? Many native North American foods, both cultivated and harvested, were removed from our diets through intentional colonial efforts. Mariah Gladstone is leading the way
Webinar Archive Vocational Horticulture and Transition with Exceptional Students: Drew Horticulture – 3/19/25 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
Webinar Archive Nurturing Diversity in School Gardens – 2/19/25 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
Webinar Archive Educating on a Changing Planet: Drought Resistant and Climate Resilient Strategies For Our Future – 1/22/25 This webinar 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
Webinar Archive Real Life Garden Heroes: How Teaching Diverse Voices Improves Literacy and SEL – 11/20/24 Our students must be able to see themselves represented in the stories and people we teach them about. In this workshop, you will learn about “Remarkable People” in the worlds of agriculture, cuisine,
Webinar Archive Cafeteria To Compost, School Based Composting Programs – 10/16/24 Garden School Foundation will present about their Cafeteria to Compost Program, a food waste recovery and diversion program that takes place inside elementary schools cafeteria. This webinar will include an overview and history of their program, the
Webinar Archive Some IS Something: Healthful, Healing, and Nourishing Herbs – 9/18/24 High school students benefit exponentially from time in the garden! In many school communities, deeply nourishing food access is limited. However, some is something! By learning to add fresh herbs that grow abundantly in the school garden to
For this gathering, we’ll focus on “In-Person, Outdoor Instruction with COVID Restrictions in Place”
Webinar Archive Youth Internship Programs–June 26, 2024 Internships are a great way to involve youth more deeply in garden programming while giving them important job skills. Join outdoor educators from Durham, NC and Victoria, BC as they discuss the benefits of vocational programming in gardens, challenges and successes in developing
Webinar Archive Supporting Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Youth Outside–May 22, 2024 Gender expansive youth represent a growing demographic of students who utilize school gardens and outdoor classrooms. In spite of this, many programs continue to be built around traditional gender roles, from introducing classes as “Ladies and Gentlemen” to the
Webinar Archive School Garden Summer Programming–April 30, 2024 In many climate areas, school gardens are thriving in the summer with a limited number of students and personnel to enjoy it. Hear from West Broad Street YMCA in Savannah, GA and DNATL Community Food Council in Del Norte County, CA
Webinar Archive How To Structure Impactful School Garden Professional Development –June 21, 2023 From full day workshops to short mini trainings, there are many ways to provide in-person professional development to teachers and educators so that they can confidently conduct garden-based education. This webinar dives into two methods: professional
Webinar Archive Decolonizing Garden Education – February 15, 2023 The global Covid-19 pandemic created multiple challenges and tragedies and changed the way many of us operate professionally and personally. It also highlighted the importance of being outdoors and learning from the land. It forced us in garden education to rethink
Webinar Archive Music in the Garden – January 18, 2023 This webinar demonstrates how to incorporate multi-sensory musical experiences into your school garden curriculum. Symon Hajjar of Hot Toast Music Co. shares songs and lesson ideas, and facilitates discussion about how to take advantage of the integrated learning opportunities found
Webinar Archive A Replicable Teacher Professional Development Framework for Your SGSO – NOVEMBER 18, 2022 Learn about a replicable teacher professional development framework for a webinar series designed to help school garden educators build gardening confidence, foster collaboration among leaders, and strengthen garden programs for long-term success. Members of the newly
Webinar Archive GROWING SCHOOL GARDEN SUMMIT LIGHTNING TALKS – October 19, 2022 This facilitated hour-long session consisting of 5-minute Lighting Talks from a variety of school garden professionals. All of these presentations were featured at the Growing School Gardens Summit in April 2022. After each talk, reflection questions are shared to
Webinar Archive GROW & PRESERVE FOOD USING NGSS/STEAM – SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 Join Hope Sickmeier of Southern Boone County Elementary in Ashland, MO to learn how schools teach STEAM & NGSS and preserve food in the 21st century. Hope shares ideas on how to use STEAM in the garden to enhance
In this Webinar, we will share a roadmap for developing an exceptional lesson sequence and highlight promising practices and stellar examples from SGSOs across the country along the way.
What is Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE), and how can we apply this CRSE approach in school garden education? In this presentation, originally delivered as part of the 2021 SGSO Leadership Institute, Denita White, Manager of Equity Content for Tulsa Public Schools, shares a CRSE framework, shows examples from real students and teachers, and then invites participants to consider how this lens could be applied to their work.
Discover strategies for supporting English Language Learners in understanding and engaging fully in garden education activities.
In this Virtual Gathering we will share creative ideas for tackling winter programming during Covid-19 whether you’re engaged in remote, hybrid, or in-person learning.
we will look at how an understanding of trauma, mindfulness and SEL can help us to manage stress while nurturing the scientifically proven “protective factors” that help prevent and manage trauma and mental health issues both for ourselves and our students. We will specifically learn about the brain science of stress, and practice mindfulness techniques you can teach to your students.
We will offer everyone an opportunity to introduce programs that have been developed/adapted to meet the unique educational needs presented by COVID-19 along with other support resources that have been created to share with educators and families.
During our 60 minute webinar we will introduce definitions and resources to support schools and children through Trauma-informed Education and Horticultural Therapy.
In this webinar, we will explore classroom management strategies specifically in the garden setting and the importance they play in creating a successful and sustainable school garden program.
We’ll discuss ways to bring gardening inside, as well as ways to create advocacy, training, and networking opportunities.
This webinar will provide you with inspiration and ideas to create or enhance summer programming on your educational garden or farm.
Webinar Archive Nutrition Education In School Garden Programming – 8/27/26 In this Member Highlight, we get to talk to Loretta Lyken, Program Manager at the Walton School Sustainability Teachers Academy. In our conversation, she shares how getting her hands dirty in the garden has always been a staple of her journey
Webinar Archive Administrators Supporting School Gardens – Member Highlight: Jackie Medina – 7/9/26 In this Member Highlight, we get to talk to Jackie Medina, School Principal at Starlight Elementary in Santa Cruz, CA. Watch on to learn more on how Jackie entered the path of education and how it eventually
Webinar Archive Nutrition Education Through a Cooking Challenge Curriculum – 6/10/26 Learn how to make teaching nutrition and cooking safety exciting and engaging through The Fresh Chef Challenge, an evidence based nutrition and cooking series. This presentation will provide an overview on how to plan and implement a cooking challenge,
Webinar Archive Managing, Leading, and Coaching: Tools for Empowering School Garden Educators – 5/27/26 Whether you’re supervising one garden educator or leading a full team, your role goes far beyond managing logistics. In this interactive session, we’ll explore what it means to manage, coach, and lead in ways that empower
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 Regenerative Agriculture & School Gardens: Marlia Bosques from Plenitud PR – 04/28/26 In this Member Highlight, we get to know Marlia Bosques from Plenitud PR. Listen in on a conversation on how school gardeners can approach tending to their growing space in a regenerative way. She grounds this
Webinar Archive Plant Selection and seed saving – 3/25/26 Discover how you can create a plant breeding program that puts students at the forefront of selection and stewarding your seeds’ stories. This webinar will cover some basic principles of plant breeding, best practices on collecting and storing seeds, and ways
Webinar Archive School Based Garden to Cafeteria Programming – 10/29/25 Explore how to build a vibrant garden-to-cafeteria culture that connects students, staff, and the wider school community through fresh, school-grown produce. This webinar will highlight strategies for engaging students in growing food, collaborating with cafeteria staff, and involving
Webinar Archive YOUTH AS FOOD JUSTICE LEADERS – 9/24/25 Learn about Growing Hope’s Teen Leadership Program in Ypsilanti, Michigan! Each year, Growing Hope employs teens to train as leaders within the local food movement. These skills are gained through our year-round summer and after school programs. Our Teen
Webinar Archive Indigenous Connections, From Classroom to Cafeteria – 5/28/25 Build a program that honors indigenous stewardship throughout the garden, classroom, and cafeteria. In this webinar, learn from Hardin School District, MT, and how they’ve incorporated community feedback to create curriculum highlighting local tribes and events reflecting ancestral community
Webinar Archive A Taste of Indigenous Foods – 4/30/25 What are indigenous foods, where do we get them, and how do we prepare them? Many native North American foods, both cultivated and harvested, were removed from our diets through intentional colonial efforts. Mariah Gladstone is leading the way
Webinar Archive Vocational Horticulture and Transition with Exceptional Students: Drew Horticulture – 3/19/25 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
Webinar Archive Nurturing Diversity in School Gardens – 2/19/25 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
Webinar Archive Educating on a Changing Planet: Drought Resistant and Climate Resilient Strategies For Our Future – 1/22/25 This webinar 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
Webinar Archive Real Life Garden Heroes: How Teaching Diverse Voices Improves Literacy and SEL – 11/20/24 Our students must be able to see themselves represented in the stories and people we teach them about. In this workshop, you will learn about “Remarkable People” in the worlds of agriculture, cuisine,
Webinar Archive Cafeteria To Compost, School Based Composting Programs – 10/16/24 Garden School Foundation will present about their Cafeteria to Compost Program, a food waste recovery and diversion program that takes place inside elementary schools cafeteria. This webinar will include an overview and history of their program, the
Webinar Archive Some IS Something: Healthful, Healing, and Nourishing Herbs – 9/18/24 High school students benefit exponentially from time in the garden! In many school communities, deeply nourishing food access is limited. However, some is something! By learning to add fresh herbs that grow abundantly in the school garden to
For this gathering, we’ll focus on “In-Person, Outdoor Instruction with COVID Restrictions in Place”
Webinar Archive Youth Internship Programs–June 26, 2024 Internships are a great way to involve youth more deeply in garden programming while giving them important job skills. Join outdoor educators from Durham, NC and Victoria, BC as they discuss the benefits of vocational programming in gardens, challenges and successes in developing
Webinar Archive Supporting Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Youth Outside–May 22, 2024 Gender expansive youth represent a growing demographic of students who utilize school gardens and outdoor classrooms. In spite of this, many programs continue to be built around traditional gender roles, from introducing classes as “Ladies and Gentlemen” to the
Webinar Archive School Garden Summer Programming–April 30, 2024 In many climate areas, school gardens are thriving in the summer with a limited number of students and personnel to enjoy it. Hear from West Broad Street YMCA in Savannah, GA and DNATL Community Food Council in Del Norte County, CA
Webinar Archive How To Structure Impactful School Garden Professional Development –June 21, 2023 From full day workshops to short mini trainings, there are many ways to provide in-person professional development to teachers and educators so that they can confidently conduct garden-based education. This webinar dives into two methods: professional
Webinar Archive Decolonizing Garden Education – February 15, 2023 The global Covid-19 pandemic created multiple challenges and tragedies and changed the way many of us operate professionally and personally. It also highlighted the importance of being outdoors and learning from the land. It forced us in garden education to rethink
Webinar Archive Music in the Garden – January 18, 2023 This webinar demonstrates how to incorporate multi-sensory musical experiences into your school garden curriculum. Symon Hajjar of Hot Toast Music Co. shares songs and lesson ideas, and facilitates discussion about how to take advantage of the integrated learning opportunities found
Webinar Archive A Replicable Teacher Professional Development Framework for Your SGSO – NOVEMBER 18, 2022 Learn about a replicable teacher professional development framework for a webinar series designed to help school garden educators build gardening confidence, foster collaboration among leaders, and strengthen garden programs for long-term success. Members of the newly
Webinar Archive GROWING SCHOOL GARDEN SUMMIT LIGHTNING TALKS – October 19, 2022 This facilitated hour-long session consisting of 5-minute Lighting Talks from a variety of school garden professionals. All of these presentations were featured at the Growing School Gardens Summit in April 2022. After each talk, reflection questions are shared to
Webinar Archive GROW & PRESERVE FOOD USING NGSS/STEAM – SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 Join Hope Sickmeier of Southern Boone County Elementary in Ashland, MO to learn how schools teach STEAM & NGSS and preserve food in the 21st century. Hope shares ideas on how to use STEAM in the garden to enhance
In this Webinar, we will share a roadmap for developing an exceptional lesson sequence and highlight promising practices and stellar examples from SGSOs across the country along the way.
What is Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE), and how can we apply this CRSE approach in school garden education? In this presentation, originally delivered as part of the 2021 SGSO Leadership Institute, Denita White, Manager of Equity Content for Tulsa Public Schools, shares a CRSE framework, shows examples from real students and teachers, and then invites participants to consider how this lens could be applied to their work.
Discover strategies for supporting English Language Learners in understanding and engaging fully in garden education activities.
In this Virtual Gathering we will share creative ideas for tackling winter programming during Covid-19 whether you’re engaged in remote, hybrid, or in-person learning.
we will look at how an understanding of trauma, mindfulness and SEL can help us to manage stress while nurturing the scientifically proven “protective factors” that help prevent and manage trauma and mental health issues both for ourselves and our students. We will specifically learn about the brain science of stress, and practice mindfulness techniques you can teach to your students.
We will offer everyone an opportunity to introduce programs that have been developed/adapted to meet the unique educational needs presented by COVID-19 along with other support resources that have been created to share with educators and families.
During our 60 minute webinar we will introduce definitions and resources to support schools and children through Trauma-informed Education and Horticultural Therapy.
In this webinar, we will explore classroom management strategies specifically in the garden setting and the importance they play in creating a successful and sustainable school garden program.
We’ll discuss ways to bring gardening inside, as well as ways to create advocacy, training, and networking opportunities.
This webinar will provide you with inspiration and ideas to create or enhance summer programming on your educational garden or farm.
