The workshop is sponsored and presented by University of California Cooperative Extension Common Ground Garden Program. Link to materials for conducting the workshop. The workshops take place at different locations throughout the city, teachers can contact UC Extension's Common Ground Garden Program Manager, Yvonne Savio.
I urge teachers who want to start a school garden to attend as many workshops and meetings as possible before even breaking ground for a school garden. And to write down a detailed strategic plan that includes funding, resource gathering, support, and so on. Poor planning can easily result in a tremendous waste of resources, not just time and money, but a waste of natural resources.
During the workshop it was suggested by several people, myself included, that starting with container gardening is a good idea.
The Harvest Garden at Descanso is a gorgeous example of a well-designed and efficient teaching garden. Each of the raised bed gardens represents a different local school. Raised beds are basically bottemless containers.
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