Gardening in Preschools
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Collapse ▲NC State Resources for Gardening in Early Child Care Education
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Preschool Gardening Activity Guide
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| Farm to Early Care and Education Resource Guide |  |
| Food Safety tips for school and community gardens. |  |
| Collard Greens and Common Ground: A North Carolina Community Food Gardening Handbook |
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| The Natural Learning Initiative |  |
| Farm to Early Care and Education |  |
NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Descriptions, Images, Alternatives |
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Virtual Tour of Preschool Garden Designed by the Natural Learning Initiative
1-hour Videos from the
Center for Environmental Farming Systems
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Learn to build and manage a small aquaponics system including what fish and plants to grow. Tenita Solanto, Green Panda Farms, Navy Veteran, Urban Farmer |
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How to start a healthy composting bin at home or at your child care center. Rhonda Sherman, NC State Extension Solid Waste Specialist (vermicomposting, composting, recycling) |
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| Container Vegetable Gardening
Select an appropriate site, choose vegetable varieties that will thrive, and manage container gardens for bountiful harvests!
Eli Snyder, Extension Agent, Agriculture – Commercial and Consumer Horticulture in Wilks County |
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Growing fruits, nuts, and herbs in preschool centers. Learn which are easies, where to plant, and how to grow edible trees, shrubs, vines, flowers, & herbs Dr. Lucy Bradley is an Extension Specialist in Consumer and Community Horticulture at NC State University.
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Identify an appropriate site to grow vegetables and plants that thrive in fall gardens in North Carolina. Understand when and how to plant garden crops, and how to protect them from frosts or freezes. Eli Snyder, Extension Agent, Agriculture – Commercial and Consumer Horticulture in Wilks County |
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The science behind hydroponics systems, instructions on how to build a mini system for the classroom, and experiments for preschoolers! Dr. Brandon Huber, Graduate of the NC State Controlled Environments Horticulture |
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Discover why the world of flittering, fluttering, buzzing, and crawling pollinators is critical to our everyday lives. Build science inquiry skills around pollinator identification and behavior. Learn how to raise painted lady butterflies and any other caterpillar you might find. Embrace the joy (and not the fear) of these winged wonders. Liz Driscoll, 4-H Specialist, Crop and Soil Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology, and Horticultural Science – Grow for it! |
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Scrap Gardening and Botanical Sciences Teach children to make bath bombs, chapstick, and more botanical self-care products. Liz Driscoll, 4-H Specialist, Crop and Soil Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology, and Horticultural Science – Grow for it! |
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Tips and Tricks for Gardening with Children Specific tips for working with young children in the garden. Marie Hitt, Growing up Healthy, Project Manager, Orange County Partnership for Young Children |
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| Veggie Gardening 101
An introduction to vegetable gardening at early childcare centers. Learn how to select a garden site, what is easy to grow, when to plant.
Dr. Lucy Bradley is an Extension Specialist in Consumer and Community Horticulture at NC State University. She directs the NC Extension Master Gardener Program.
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How to start vermicomposting: what worms species to work with, what a healthy worm bin looks like, and the value of vermicomposting. Rhonda Sherman, NC State Extension Solid Waste Specialist (vermicomposting, composting, recycling) |
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Resources from our partners
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Health and Safety of Gardening in Childcare Centers NC Farm to Preschool Network |
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| NC Poison Control |  |
Additional Resources
- Connecting to Early Childhood Partners in Your Community
- Serving Local Foods in North Carolina Child Care Centers Guidance on Food Preparation and Gardening