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As a reader
of Kids Garden News, you’re already sold on the value of plant-based
education. We’re thrilled to say the same thing about our new
Youth Garden Grants sponsor, The Home Depot! This
socially conscious company has stepped up to tell educators
seeking to enrich students’ learning
opportunities that, Thanks to the generosity of The Home DepotTM, 100 Youth Garden Grant applicants will receive gift cards towards the purchase of materials and supplies for learning gardens. Each Youth Garden Grant package includes:
There’s
still time to apply: Applications must be postmarked by March
1, 2005. Click
here for details.
This
Month . . . Guest editor Rory Klick has practiced horticulture and landscape design for 20 years. For the last seven years, she's focused on school gardens, guiding more than 70 schools through the process. Rory knows her stuff, and she's sharing it with our Kids Garden News readers in a three-part series: Planning for Sustainability: People, Place, and Plant Care |
February
2005 News
Guidelines for Success: Applying for a Youth Garden Grant provides a tour through the Youth Garden Grant application and suggests how the process can help strengthen your program. Awards for School and Youth Gardens NGA has four award programs with deadlines approaching...find out more! Raise Money with Flower Bulbs: Keep 50% of Total Sales through the NGA-endorsed Dutch Gardens Fundraising program! Free Seeds from America the Beautiful For a small fee, you can get hundreds of seeds for your garden project! Attention Schools: 10% discount for supporter-level members now honored on purchase orders! Classroom Projects News Archive: more than two-dozen projects with related curriculum connections and resources!
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