Learning Garden Links
These websites are a wealth of information on community and school-based learning gardens:
U of T - Dig In! Campus Agricultural Network
BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation
BC Ministry of Education – Environmental Concepts in the Classroom
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
California School Garden Network
Ecoschools – Edible Gardens and Mini Farms
Evergreen – The Learning Grounds Guide for Schools
Evergreen – Design Ideas for the Outdoor Classroom: Dig It, Plant It, Build It, Paint It!
Evergreen – Getting Started Resource List
Evergreen – Stewards and Storytellers: The Greening of British Columbia School Grounds
Evergreen – Patterns through the Seasons: A Year of School Food Garden Activities
National Gardening Association
Learning Garden Resources
What follows is a collection of resources to help others find information on the educational garden movement. Resources related to specific gardens at OISE can be found on each garden's webpage.
Organizations
Ontario Society for Environmental Education (OSEE)
School Garden Network (Canada)
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
WWF Canada Green Community School Grants
Print Resources
Blair, D. (2009). The child in the garden: An evaluative review of the benefits of school gardening. Journal of Environmental Education, 40(2), 15-38.
Bucklin-Sporer A., & Pringle, R. K. (2010). How to grow a school garden: A complete guide for parents and teachers. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press
Gaylie, V. (2009). The learning garden: Ecology, teaching, and transformation. New York: Peter Lang.
Gaylie, V. (2011). Roots and research in urban school gardens. New York: Peter Lang.
Grant, T., & Littlejohn, G. (Eds.). (2001). Greening school grounds: Creating habitats for learning. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers.
Johnson, L. (2010). City farmer: adventures in urban food growing. Greystone Books Ltd.
Leslie, C. W., & Roth, C. E. (2000). Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World around You. Storey Books, 210 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247.
Nelson, E. (2012). Cultivating outdoor classrooms: Designing and implementing child-centered learning environments. St. Paul, Minnesota: RedLeaf Press.
O’Brien, D. (Ed.). (2010). Gardening - Philosophy for everyone: Cultivating wisdom. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Berlinic, K. School Community Gardens: School Ground Greening
Groso, P. & Crewe, J. Project Greenhorn: Community Gardening
Sellmer, J. C. (2010). Bringing nature home: how native plants sustain wildlife in our gardens. HortTechnology, 20(1), 257-257.
Thorp, L. (2006). The pull of the earth: Participatory ethnography in the school garden. Lanham, MD: Altamira.
Williams, D. R., & Brown, J. D. (2012). Learning gardens and sustainability education: Bringing life to schools and schools to life. New York: Routledge
