This page contains links to programs that incorporate schoolyard orchards (also vegetables & other plants) into the curriculum or involve students in other exciting and relevant educational opportunities that include: fruit trees, orchards and processing food. Some video links are also included.
California School Garden Network – http://www.csgn.org/
Center for Ecoliteracy - http://www.ecoliteracy.org/about/index.html
Collective Roots – Schoolyard program and very good schoolyard links http://www.collectiveroots.org/schoolyard_transformation
Common Vision - Common Vision School Program PDF http://www.commonvision.org/getinvolved/invite/invite.php The following is a video about their program ‘Common Vision Fruit Tree Tour’ You tube Video Another video about an elementary school fruit tree planting YouTube video
Earthworks – Boston - They offer some information about their schoolyard programs, info for teachers, information on creating a program, etc. http://www.earthworksboston.org/outdoor
EcoSchool Design - http://www.ecoschools.com/ Excellent links to Resources for edible gardens and mini-farms (some are listed on this page). http://www.ecoschools.com/Edible/Edible_wSidebar.html They also publish a very good resource directory ‘Green Schoolyard Resource Directory‘ which could also be modeled here. Click Here PDF 1MB
The Edible Schoolyard – Martin Luther King. Jr Middle School, Berkeley, CA- very good links page, including sources of funding. http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/how_res.html
Evergreen – Canada – Excellent publications for various school projects (related to trees) are available for download. Can design a local program based on some of these resources. http://www.evergreen.ca/en/lg/lg-resources.html
Farm To School - http://www.farmtoschool.org/
Garden Mosaics - http://www.csgn.org/
Kids Gardening.org - “Helping young minds grow” Very resourceful and informative site. http://www.kidsgardening.com/index.asp
Harvest Rhythm – ‘The Making of a Schoolyard Orchard’ - Video presentation of the project. Click here to open link or Open here at YouTube - there are other interesting videos related to this one at this location.
School Gardens – Texas A&M - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/Child/school/sgintro.htm
Sustainable Agricultural Resources for Teachers - USDA resource - http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/k-12.htm
Sustainable Food Center, SFC – Austin, TX – http://www.sustainablefoodcenter.org/SHK_lessons.html
Video Links
Grafting at Bernie Elementary – YouTube video
Real Food Is…By Abernethy Elementary School - YouTube Video
Gardening for Life - Program in Australia, fruits and vegetables. YouTube Video
Orchard Updates – Fruit Tree orchard at an elementary school, good overview of program. Video from ‘Common Vision’ in Los Angeles. YouTube video
Additional Link Pages
3) a) Fruit Info Sites b) Special research tools
5) Local Nurseries and Orchards
6) Mail Order Nurseries, Supplies
