{"id":13311,"date":"2022-10-25T13:39:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T17:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext-draft\/?page_id=13311"},"modified":"2024-05-29T13:12:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T17:12:01","slug":"sgi-garden-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/healthy-lifestyles\/sgi\/sgi-garden-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"School Garden Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"SGI\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-sgi\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-13335\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13335\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/healthy-lifestyles\/sgi\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13336\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13336\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/healthy-lifestyles\/sgi\/sgi-garden-resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13390\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13390\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/healthy-lifestyles\/sgi\/sgi-curriculum-guides\/\">Curriculum Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13438\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13438\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/healthy-lifestyles\/sgi\/sgi-mentors\/\">Mentor<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13449\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13449\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/programs\/healthy-lifestyles\/sgi\/sgi-find-funding\/\">Find Funding<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"fullwidth\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Explore our School Garden Academy<\/h1><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p>Welcome to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/uri.edu\/schoolgardenacademy\/home?authuser=0&amp;pli=1\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">School Garden Academy<\/a>, a free resource for educators and community members interested in school gardening. This course aims to: 1) Promote STEAM education and increase K-12 engagement in outdoor learning environments; 2) Empower teachers in all disciplines to use the school garden as a unique outdoor learning environment in their instruction; 3) Help school garden teams understand best practices for engaging students in garden-based learning and recognize the curriculum integration opportunities available in the garden. We appreciate your desire to participate in school gardening!<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout fullwidth \"><h1>Check our work from the past year<\/h1><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p>Please read our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1eN9dt_3UT0crNPh9tBKPh4FiKdhHYwTN0zwwVA_ZKY8\/edit\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">School Garden Mentor Program 2022 Impact Report. <\/a> Inside you will find loads of information about this important initiative, including highlighted partner schools, how gardens were utilized across the state, and plans for next school year.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout fullwidth \"><h1>Read the How-to Guide<\/h1><p>\n\n\nOur A <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/SGI_How-To-Guide_10.20.17.pdf\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">How-to Guide for Rhode Island School Gardens guide<\/a> includes best practices in garden creation and management as well as examples of the myriad ways that a garden serves as a multi-disciplinary learning platform.  It is an introductory guide designed to bring you into the garden to appreciate all that it has to offer you, your students and their families.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout fullwidth \"><h1>Check out the RI Planting Calendar<\/h1><p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2042\/R03_-RI-Planting-Calendar-for-Fruits-and-Vegetables_factsheet.pdf\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhode Island Planting Calendar<\/a> will help you make sense of the RI planting season and find crops that are planted and harvested in the spring and fall, during the school year! Check it out!<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Learn in the Greenhouse<\/h1><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p>The United States Botanic Garden, the National Center for Appropriate Technology, and City Blossoms recognized the emerging need for user-friendly guidance on operating these educational greenhouses and maximizing their potential. To that end, they have developed an introductory manual for educators wanting to better use new or existing greenhouses for programming. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usbg.gov\/greenhousemanual\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenhouse Manual<\/a> includes lesson plans as well as basic information on layout and operations of a greenhouse, growing plants (especially during the school year), growing from seed, seedling nutrition, identifying and treating disease and pest management in greenhouses, basic budgeting, and succession planting.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Find a Mentor<\/h1><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p>The Catherine Desourdy School Garden Mentor Program is a free service available to schools in southern New England. Schools are matched with a team of one- two certified URI Extension Master Gardener volunteers who have each completed additional training to qualify as a School Garden Mentor. Their mission is to assist your school in determining and reaching your school\u2019s own gardening goals, to facilitate year-to-year gardening continuity and to be the on-going conduit for science-based gardening advice and the many free resources available to your school through URI Cooperative Extension.  Requests for new school garden mentors are accepted July-November to allow for proper staffing and training.  <\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Order Free Seeds<\/h1><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p>Each January, the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/services\/free-seed-program\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">URI Free Seed Program<\/a> offers vegetable, flower and herb seeds for school groups free of charge. These seeds are donated from Ocean State Job Lot and distributed by URI Master Gardener volunteers to community groups. Sign up for our emails to receive the seed order form when it\u2019s available each year.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Need an answer now?<\/h1><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/services\/ge-hotline\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">URI Gardening and Environmental Hotline<\/a> is staffed by trained URI Master Gardeners who are available in person, by phone and via email to help you identify plants and troubleshoot problems in the garden.  Snap a photo with your smartphone and send it to <a href=\"mailto:gardener@uri.edu\">gardener@uri.edu<\/a>, or call (401) 874-4836 to speak to someone directly. Need a free pH soil test? Pop in at the URI Mallon Outreach Center to see us during hotline hours (Monday \u2013 Thursday from 9AM \u2013 2PM).<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Learn Native Plants<\/h1><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p><b>Interested in incorporating butterfly, bird and wildlife gardens in your school garden space?<\/b> The <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinativeplants\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">RI Native Plant Guide<\/a> is an interactive online tool for gardeners to select plants and find where they\u2019re available to purchase.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Search: Over 350 species native to Rhode Island<\/li>\n<li>Create: Plant lists based on desired attributes (plants to attract butterflies, birds, pollinators) and site conditions<\/li>\n<li>Find: Where plants are available for purchase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Check out the Pollinator Atlas<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">Interested in learning more about Rhode Island Pollinators? The RI DEM has developed an excellent resource called <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dem.ri.gov\/fish-wildlife\/conservation-research\/drhode-island-pollinator-atlas\" target=\"_blank\">The Rhode Island Pollinator Atlas<\/a>. It contains guides, information about their current pollinator projects, and more. Check it out!<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learn at Home Webinar Recordings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"oembed oembed-youtube-com\" style=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-woQyNl3kbM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Outdoor Classrooms\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-woQyNl3kbM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Learn at Home Webinar Recordings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":13304,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-13311","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13311"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17839,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13311\/revisions\/17839"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}