Educational Gardening Resources

Apps-Bodilly, S. (2022). Seeds in Soil : Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots. (1st ed.). Wisconsin Historical Society. 

Austin, S. (2022). The school garden in the primary school: meeting the challenges and reaping the benefits. Education 3-13, 50(6), 707–721. 

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

Campbell, H. (2013).  Landscape and Child Development: A Guide for Early Years-Kindergarten Play-Learning Environments. TDSb and Evergreen

Christopher, K. R. (2019). The school garden curriculum : an integrated K-8 guide for discovering science, ecology, and whole-systems thinking. New Society Publishers. 

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.

Holloway, T. P., Jayasinghe, S., Dalton, L., Kilpatrick, M. L., Hughes, R., Patterson, K. A. E., Soward, R., Burgess, K., Byrne, N. M., Hills, A. P., & Ahuja, K. D. K. (2023). Enhancing Food Literacy and Food Security through School Gardening in Rural and Regional Communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(18), 6794. 

Hunter, D., Monville-Ora, E., Burgos, B., Rogel, C. N., Calub, B., Gonsalves, J. F., & Lauridsen, N. (Eds.). (2020). Agrobiodiversity, school gardens and healthy diets : promoting biodiversity, food and sustainable nutrition (1st ed.). Routledge. 

Jabbour, N. (2014). Groundbreaking food gardens : 73 plans that will change the way you grow your garden. Storey Pub. 

Johnson, L. (2010). City farmer: adventures in urban food growing. Greystone Books Ltd.

Johnson, L., & Colla, S. (2021, April 19). We're in a biodiversity crisis. what we plant and how we alter landscapes matter. thestar.com. 

Johnson, L., & Colla, S. (n.d.). A Flower Patch for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee: Creating Habitat Gardens for Native Pollinators in the Greater Toronto Area. Friends of the Earth Canada. 

Jones, J. (2017). Complete guide for growing plants hydroponically (1st ed.). CRC Press. 

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.

Meier, D. R., & Sisk-Hilton, S. (2013). Nature education with young children : integrating inquiry and practice. Routledge. 

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.

Stokes, D. Stokes, L. (1979). Stokes guide to Nature in Winter. Little Brown and Co.

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