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Celebrate School Garden Week October 21 - 27, 2006 Learn More Join the California School Garden Network in celebrating School Garden Week! CSGN is encouraging schools throughout California to host garden activities and events to celebrate the success of school gardens across Califronia. We have created downloadable School Garden Week Event Kit materials to help you plan your garden celebration. The kit includes: An Introduction to CSGN's School Garden Week A List of Fall Garden Event Ideas A Press Release Template that can be personalized for your school. A Press Release Tip Sheet on how to let your community and local media know about your school garden event. More School Garden Week Announcements: As part of California School Garden Week CSGN hosted an Extreme Garden Makeover at Locke High School in Los Angeles on October 21.Read the LA Times article "School garden that had gone to seed gets a green thumbs up" On October 21, CSGN released its new guidebook, Gardens for Learning: Creating and Sustaining Your School Garden. This CSGN publication is available for free in hardcopy for California educators and as a downloadable PDF. Click hereto get your copy. Please Join our email list to learn about upcoming CSGN events and updates to our website. California Assembly Bill 1535 will provide $15,000,000 to support school gardens. more information

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A Child's Garden of Standards: Linking School Gardens to California Education Standards A guide to garden-based education using existing curricula in grades 2-6. PDF link California Department of Education School Garden Resource Packet This resource contains over ten items, including Life Lab Science Program’s Getting Started: A Guide for Creating School Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms. Califronia Teachers, to receive your free copy, send your mailing address to DeborahTamannaie. Farming is Food, Fiber, Flowers... And Fun: A Workbook and Resource Guide for Growers of School Gardens A downloadable workbook designed to walk you through the planning and implementation process of establishing or enhancing a garden project created by CFAITC Plant a Seed, Watch it Grow Great web based guide to starting, caring for, and teaching in a school garden created by the Master Gardener Association of San Diego.