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Theme: Growing a School Garden Business

School Business Web Sites

  • Kinder Garden Seed Company - Youngsters use their award-winning Schoolyard Habitat site as a context for a sensational seed enterprise.

  • The Food Project - This Boston-based program brings together youth and adults to grow organic vegetables that are donated to homeless shelters and sold at urban farmers' markets.

  • Basil-Buy-Us - Fifth graders supply restaurants and grocery stores with their fresh hydroponically produced herbs.

  • Food From the Hood - Bottled salad dressings and canned applesauce from this highschool project are featured in Los Angeles groceries and health food stores. The "student-owners" use the company's significant profits for higher education scholarships.

  • The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education - A fantastic site for educators wanting to help students find and design their own business ventures. Features teaching materials, conferences, awards, and more.

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Contents

1. Introduction
2. Basil Buy Us
3. Peddling Plants
4. Strategies for a Growing Business
5. Nutritious Business Reaps Rewards
6. Aromatic Entrepreneurs
7. Plant Sale Grows Kids
8. Leftover Lessons
9. Resources




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