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School Gardens London Community Resource Centre Linda Davies Brittany McMullan February 7, 2014 Agenda Benefits of School Yard Gardens Recent Growth in London How to Start Your Garden Community Partners Resources Benefits of School Yard

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School Gardens

London Community Resource Centre

Linda Davies

Brittany McMullan

February 7, 2014

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Agenda

Benefits of School Yard Gardens Recent Growth in London How to Start Your Garden Community Partners Resources

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Benefits of School Yard Gardens

FoodShare Ontario:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgzbYBznyc0#t=55

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Benefits of School Yard Gardens

Essential Life Skills Hand-on learning Integrated with curriculum

“Field to Table Schools works with educators, parents, and students from JK through Grade 12, to implement hands-on cooking and gardening activities..”

- FoodShare Ontario

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Benefits of School Yard Gardens

How food choices affect environment, health, and surrounding communities Opportunity to bring communities together “kids + gardens + healthy food = stronger communities”

- Richmond Schoolyard Garden Society

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Recent Growth in London

‘Seed to Table’ at University Heights P.S

LCRC
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ol Board

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Recent Growth in London

Outdoor tdoor Cl Classroom sroom and nd Sensory sory Gard rden en

f the ‘Knowledge Garden’

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How to Start Your Garden

 Buy-in from stakeholders

Principal, teachers, school board, students, and community members

 Create a workable design

Size and type of garden bed

 Appropriate location

Sun, Water, and Soil

 Fits in to current schoolyard environment

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Community Partners

London Middlesex Master Gardeners

http://www.londonmiddlesexmastergardeners.com/

Fanshawe College Landscape Design Program

http://www.fanshawec.ca/programs-courses/full-time-programs/dls4-intro

TD Friends of the Environment Foundation

https://fef.td.com/

COPP’S Buildall

http://www.coppsbuildall.com/

Growing Chefs

http://growingchefsontario.ca/

Heeman’s Nursery

http://www.heeman.ca/

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Resources

FoodShare Ontario

http://www.foodshare.net/school-groups-and-researchers

Richmond School Yard Society

http://www.kidsinthegarden.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2

Edible School Yard Project

http://edibleschoolyard.org/

City Schoolyard Gardens

http://www.cityschoolyardgarden.org/kids-blog/

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www.lcrc.on.ca

Thank you Questions and Discussion