Starter garden resources for schools, back yards
Though growing season is upon us, resources on tending, weeding, compost making, harvesting and cooking vegetables still available in Chicago. Good starting point is Edible Gardens in Lincoln Park Zoo's Farm-in-the- Zoo, which are garden demonstration models for home and school gardens, and popular field trip destination.
ABC7 News Chicago 2008-06-17
Categories: EDUCATION, Gardening, School Gardens, URBAN & RURAL BOUNTY
Index: backyard gardening, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago School Garden Initiative: A Collaborative Model for Developing School Gardens That Work, Earth Box, Edible Gardens, gardening, Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, Glencoe, Green City Market, Green Teacher Network, http://lifelab.org/about/index.html, http://www.hort.vt.edu/HORT6004/network/lessonplans.html, http://www.schoolgardenwizard.org, Openlands, Organic Gardener, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Ready to Grow Kit, The Organic Gardener, Verd Nelson, www.chicagobotanic.org, www.ChicagoHomeComposting.org, www.garfield-conservatory.org, www.thegrowingconnection.org, www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hort/