School Year Gardens: A Toolkit for High Schools to Grow Food from September to June
This BC-based toolkit was designed to inspire teachers to grown food in their high schools and to be used to support school boards to develop new, district-wide policies on food security for high school students. The toolkit includes information about the importance of eating local, how to create a school garden, lesson plans and community resources.
Resource Information
Date
January 1, 2007
Author
Marshall Smith, P and Hamir, A
Type
Toolkit
Setting
School
Age
Youth (12-17)
Topic
Food Security & Access to Food, Food Systems & Local Food, Healthy Eating
Language
English
Jurisdiction
Local/Municipal/Regional, Provincial (outside Ontario)
Tags
agriculture, food access, food literacy, garden, healthy eating, local food, nutrition education, policy, public institution, school, youth