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Are you an educator looking to teach a class, school group, or homeschool children about gardening? Want to try garden-based learning as an engaging way to educate others? Here you’ll find lessons, materials and activities catered toward teachers.

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Cornell Garden-Based Learning
Garden based resources and lessons for gardeners and educators developed by Cornell University.

DC Greens Farm to School Resource Summary
Guide,programs, resources and policy focused on Farm to School efforts curated by DC Greens.

The Edible Schoolyard Project
National edible education curriculum for pre-kindergarten through high school.

Farm Raiser
FarmRaiser is a healthy fundraising platform that schools, community garden programs, and other organizations often use in conjunction with grants or other funding to support school gardens and nutrition programming.

Green Classroom Professional Certificate
The GCP certificate program provides pre K-12 educators and school staff with the knowledge to identify what supports or impedes healthy, resource-efficient and environmentally sustainable learning spaces.

KidsGardening.Org
Lesson plans and curricula for garden teachers.

Landscape for Life
Website offers a complete kit of teaching resources can be used to conduct classes in sustainable home gardening. Materials available include a downloadable, illustrated teacher’s manual and four slide presentations that illustrate the curriculum.

Life Lab
Life Lab Science has been creating programs, curriculum and resources to support garden based learning since the early 1980’s.

Lunch Box
Tools and resources for school food change.

National Farm to School Network
An information, advocacy and networking hub for communities working to bring local food sourcing and food and agriculture education into school systems and early care and education settings.

Nature Works Everywhere
Nature Works Everywhere gives teachers, students and families everything they need to start exploring and understanding nature around the globe alongside Nature Conservancy scientists. The interactive lesson plans align to standards and can be customized for each classroom.

Project Learning Tree
Environmental education program, which includes curriculum, lesson plans, and resources designed for teachers and other educators, parents, and community leaders working with youth from preschool through grade 12.

UMD Extension Youth Gardening Resource Page
Collection of great youth gardening resources and videos

U.S. Green Ribbon Schools program
The U.S. Department of Education environmental recognition award program that honors public and private schools for K-12 schools. This program also has environmental resources and best practices to share.

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Log Seats and Biosolids For School Gardens
OSSE (Office of the State Superintendent of Education) has an agreement with C&D Tree Company for free woodchips and log/trunk seats and an agreement with DC Water for free Biosolids for school gardens only

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Higher Ed Programs

Below are different programs at higher level institutions

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Gardening

Graduate School USA Horticultural Classes

GroW Community Garden (GWU)

GW Food Justice Alliance

Howard University Community Garden (Halo Green)

UDC Center for Urban Agriculture and Gardening Education (CAUSES)

UMD College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

University of Maryland Institute of Applied Agriculture

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Environment

American University Office of Sustainability

Green Initiatives at The Catholic University of America

GW Sustainability Initiative

Howard University Office of Sustainability

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Seniors Programs

Below is a list of organizations offering programs and other activities developed specifically to engage senior and their families in urban agriculture

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Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) Garden (Veterans only)

Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center Rooftop Garden

Beet Street Gardens

Everybody Grows

Shipley Community Gardens

DPR Theodore Hagans Garden Senior Garden

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