Today is: Monday 12/1/08
2009
Bayer Advanced "Grow Together with Roses" Award
These
awards will help schools establish new rose gardens as a way to nurture students and build relationships with the local community. In partnership with Bayer Advanced and All America Roses Selections,
NGA will select 25 gardens to receive roses and educational materials.
Learn
more and download and application
Application deadline: January 23, 2009.
Featured
Book: Growing Food
Growing Food is the first module in the Linking Food and the Environment (LiFE) curriculum series. In this inquiry-based curriculum, students learn about cycles in nature, flow of energy, and food systems while engaging in hands-on investigations of photosynthesis, food webs, agriculture, and more.
Learn
more and order here
Fundraise
with Flower Bulbs: Earn 50% Profit 
Looking
for a "healthy" and alluring option for raising funds for
your school? NGA endorses the Flower
Power Program. It features easy-to-grow spring-flowering
bulbs and is a good deal to boot; your school gets to keep
50% of the profits. Click
here to learn more.
Farm to Table 
Looking
for some guidance on how to make the most of your
family garden? Our Parents' Primer can help! Many
other writings on kids’ gardening start with
what to grow and how to design and build a kids’ garden,
prepare soil, and plant, but this primer is not
just about creating one garden for your kids. It’s
about taking advantage of “gardening moments” with
your kids every week in your own backyard ... and
front yard and in the garage and at the windowsill
and in the basement ...
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National Gardening Association