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This resource lists basic tools for an outdoor kitchen and poses some questions to consider when building your tool kit. Also included are sample recipes that can be prepared using garden produce and a cooking kit.
In every class we start the small-group component with a check-in. This check-in serves to
remind all students, teachers, and volunteers of each other's’ names, and to give everyone
an opportunity to speak and listen to one another.
The attached resources provide a structure for creating original lessons as well as thinking critically about current lessons and how effective they are at meeting various learning goals.
The routines that students and teachers follow create a responsive garden classroom environment that fosters access for all students.
One of the most exciting aspects of designing a structure or open space is thinking about
the user experience, in this case our students. We believe there is an interplay between
what you build and why you build it and how the students will interact with it.
In the garden program at the Edible Schoolyard, we emphasize four main skills as the foundation for maintaining a healthy garden and incorporate jobs into every garden class that appeal to the diverse interests and energy levels of our students.
The attached resources show how the Edible Schoolyard garden teaching staff structures their meetings.
The rituals and routines that students and teachers follow create a kitchen classroom culture that fosters positive contributions and community.
The Edible Schoolyard Norms of Collaboration outline agreements regarding how our staff works with one another. We treat this as a living document, periodically updating the language to best reflect our shared learning and new perspectives.
This resource provides the job descriptions for the staff at the Edible Schoolyard Project as of summer 2018. Also included below is our organizational chart and a grid showing the roles and responsibilities for staff members.
The attached resource shows how the Edible Schoolyard Project structures our staff meetings. Each department holds weekly meetings, and following this format helps meetings be inclusive, efficient, productive, and energizing for staff.
The Edible Schoolyard uses Google Calendar for all scheduling and calendar needs. Below is our process and method for sharing important dates, volunteer schedules, and class times inter-organizationally as well as with our volunteers and external partners.
Many people are cautious when bringing bees into the schoolyard. This resource outlines the protocol for responding to a severe allergic reaction caused by a bee sting, as well as the letter we send to the school community to reassure folks and get them excited about having a hive on campus.
The following is a list of considerations and strategies that have been effective for us in engaging our community. This is not comprehensive or exhaustive, but we hope it offers you some ideas for ways to engage your own communities.
The food choice consideration cards are one of the resources we use in our 8th grade Debate Plate lesson series to prompt self-reflection, critical thought and meaningful conversations. They are small, colorful cards that have a consideration someone might have when choosing what to eat (ex.
This resource provides an overview of different strategies organizations can use to raise money.
This resource outlines a variety of sources for fundraising, including community and private foundations, government funding, and more. You will also find listed below websites that include funding resources for edible education programs.
This resource shows the process that garden teachers follow when creating new lessons.
This document, used at the 2018 Edible Schoolyard Academy, assisted participants to envision the growth of their garden programs as well as consider what assets they could make use of to support their work.
This resource, compiled by farmer and Edible Schoolyard Project adviser Wendy Johnson, provides an overview of organizations that advance environmental causes, as well as websites, films, and books that explore ecologically sound growing practices.
