Transdisciplinarity of Gardens

Gardens can be grown anywhere: balconies, rooftops, polar greenhouses, and schoolyards. Humans have been tending gardens, and adapting local environments with edible species for tens of thousands of years. Read More...
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Ecology and Senses

Learning about ecological systems is at the very centre of learning from gardening. Understanding that systems are connected, reliant, redundant, and recursive comes from the very act of digging, planting, watching, watering, and fertilizing. Read More...
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Winter - A letter from Frankia Bacteria

Mr. Frankia spp. and his friends have a message to you. Read More...
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Gardening and Systems

How can one play with understanding systems theory? An activity for learning to recognize systems and be creative. Read More...
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Permaculture and Complexity

Permaculture represents a complexity theory approach to gardening and is a great way to include a mindful and inquiry-based investigation into a school garden. Read More...
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Spring - It's time to Plant from Mr. Potato

Spring has come and it is time to start organizing your seeds. If you have bought seeds, you will see on the back of the package that there are instructions on when to start growing them. Typically there are “start inside” seeds and “direct-seeding” seeds. Read More...
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Summer - Watering, waiting, and watching from Rocky Raccoon

So you think that you and your students can just take the summer off, go on vacation, slack off and when you come back to school you will have a thriving veggie garden? Read More...
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Fall - The plants tell you when to harvest

Well you are back at school teacher. and we, the plants have definitely missed you. We have been well looked after by the community, even harvested when the beans came up early - and frozen for your class. Read More...
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