It’s time to celebrate and showcase your garden during school events. Join Anne and Mary Jo as they share ways to incorporate school gardens into carnivals, school open houses, Literacy Nights and the like, allowing your garden program to shine and become a true part of the school day and culture. Let your garden steal the show at every school event!

Podcast Outline

00:42 - Introduction

02:41 - Episode Introduction: Integrating the Garden into School Life through School Events

04:50 - Carnivals and Festivals: Tips and Considerations for Preparing, Supporting or Hosting an Event

07:46 - Easy Garden Activities for Evening Events - Outside and Inside

11:22 - Other Activities and Extension Ideas

17:56 - Tastings and Social Media

20:26 - Episode Conclusion

21:45 - Outro

From bed prep, to seed saving, and from what to plant now to a fun seed packet game, join Anne and Mary Jo as they talk all things fall to help you back into your school garden spaces. Warning! A dreadful amount of puns were used in the recording of this episode.

Podcast outline

00:45: Intro

03:48: What is left and what is going to come back in the garden

08:38: Gone to Seed and Saving Seed

11:43: Weed, Clear and Tidy

13:54: Bed Prep, Soil and Amendments

Lava Sand info

Greensand info

Azomite info

15:46 Compost: Basics

Highlighted Book: Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell

18:21: What to Plant now

Soil temperature article

24:55 : Planting Perennial Herbs and Plants

26:10: Sowing Wildflowers and Other Seeds - Cold Stratification

28:04: Seed Packet Games: Days to Maturity or Days to Harvest. Plus, Planting Calendars

32:30: The Monarch Butterflies are here! Milkweed and Pollinator Plants

35:14: Outro … and, sorry, more dreadful fall puns!

Getting back at it! Are you back on campus and raring to go? Overwhelmed at the thought of getting back into the garden? Join Anne and Mary Jo as they share suggestions and tips to help you get your garden and garden program back on track. With a little help from 1880s homesteading life, this episode will get you organized and back in the perfect frame of mind to ensure a successful growing year ahead!

Podcast Outline

00:42: Season 2: Getting Back To It!

02:45: You Can't Do It Alone

04:17: Tidy Up Time and Garden Prep

07:18: Homestead Boosting!

09:37: Make A Plan

12:19: Community and Organizational Support

13:11: Make Connections With District Operations / Maintenance Providers

15:54: Lock In Dates Now

17:30: Think Funding

19:29: Think Planting Plans

21:15: Celebrate The Restart

23:08: Check Out Episode 5: How To Start A School Garden for more in depth details

23:58: Season Two: What To Look Forward To From The School Garden Podcast

Mary Jo's TV obsession: Back to the Frontier on HBO Max

Funding Opportunity and Other Resources: KidsGardening

Crow Leadership Academy's Garden: Buzzing Blossoms FaceBook Page

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