Workshop Details
The third workshop in the Lifecycle series, Garden Maintenance, was held on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. This workshop provided the skills, resources, tools and connections to carry a school garden from planting to harvesting, from June into school meals in September. The Garden Maintenance workshop featured expert guidance on each aspect of caring for the school garden, supportive group discussions, time to trade information and ideas with other school staff, food safety and self-care tips, and included a celebration of Wisconsin School Garden Day!
Resources
- Garden Maintenance Presentation: the full PowerPoint presentation from the live workshop
- USDA School Garden Food Safety Memo
- Good Agricultural Practices
- Wisconsin Irrigation Scheduling Plans
- Watering Calculation by Irrigation Method
- Foundations in Agriculture - Weeding: UW-Extension Master Gardener's training available to the public
- Guide to Vegetable Garden Pests
- Small Grants for School Gardens: a short list of granting agencies, focus areas and amounts.