School Gardening Information

Master Gardeners as Mentors

Master Gardeners mentor FoodCorps Service Members at 30 Oakland Unified School District schools. The School Gardens Team sends a monthly newsletter tailored to the Bay Area climate and curated for vegetables that can be grown within the school year. 

OUSD School Garden Toolkit

Monthly Newsletter for School Gardens by Alameda County Master Gardeners: 

• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July

"Dig In"  Oakland Unified School District  Learning Garden Newsletter, this letter is put together by OUSD School Garden Program Manager, Kat Romo

More Gardening Tips from Master Gardeners

• Healthy Gardens Grow from Healthy Soil
• How to Start a Vegetable Garden
• Create a Monarch Butterfly Habitat
• Browns for Composting
• OUSD Learning Garden Planting Calendar

Additional Resources

The following are some video resources for garden and environmental education. While these are wonderful resources for school garden educators and the public, the content and/or companies are not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of California or its constituents. 

Videos and Channels       

• OUSD Learning Garden Youtube Channel
• FoodCorps Youtube Channel
• Edible Schoolyard on Vimeo
• Life Lab Youtube Channel

Distance Learning Resources

• Edible Schoolyard at Home
• Life Lab Lessons and Activities
• Big Green Lessons
• CA Dept. of Education Kids Cook Farm Fresh Food

Outdoor Learning Resources 

• Green Schoolyards America

News Articles

School Gardens 

• Edible East Bay article on School and Community Gardens 7/19/2020
• Alameda Sun: School Gardens Help Cultivate the Next Generation of Gardeners 3/12/2020

Outdoor Education

• Bioneers: Outdoor Education Key to Reopening Schools Safely
• New York Times: Schools Beat Earlier Plague with Outdoor Classes. We should, too. 7/17/2020