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bananas

(27,509 posts) Mon May 25, 2015, 11:17 AM May 2015

Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools

https://www.facebook.com/SmallPlanetInstitute/posts/10152898249366156

Small Planet Institute
May 20 at 8:46am ·

Interested in garden based learning and edible education? Look no further than Jane Hirschi's new book Ripe For Change: Garden Based Learning in Schools and also take a look at the great work being done by her organization CitySprouts
http://hepg.org/hep-home/books/ripe-for-change

Harvard Education Publishing Group - Home
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Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools (Original Post) bananas May 2015 OP

Gardening should be offered as an option at recess. eppur_se_muova May 2015 #1

How can we make any money off of such kids without sports training? sorechasm May 2015 #3

This organization takes the gardens into schools swilton May 2015 #2

eppur_se_muova

(36,269 posts)

1. Gardening should be offered as an option at recess.

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2015, 12:27 PM

May 2015

Especially good for the kids who aren't into team sports.

sorechasm

(631 posts)

3. How can we make any money off of such kids without sports training?

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Thu May 28, 2015, 07:57 AM

May 2015

I thought that bitter rivalry, broken bones, ego boosts, and lambasting the poor child who stepped out of bounds was the natural way to teach children the realities of social order.

Is it possible that nature has more valuable lessons to teach?

Good for them.

swilton

(5,069 posts)

2. This organization takes the gardens into schools

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2015, 05:27 PM

May 2015

and integrates agriculture into NH school (Monadnock Region) curricula.

http://www.cornucopiaproject.org/

This is one way to fight the corporatocracy!

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