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Aerial view of a school community garden featuring two large greenhouses and multiple cultivated plots with various plants.

School Garden Tour: Falmouth, ME

Take a virtual tour of inspiring school garden in Falmouth, Maine.
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Cover of toolkit featuring student illustrations of food

Celebrating Our Roots Toolkit

A toolkit for grades 3-6 offering three units for helping students explore identity, culture, and belonging through food. Created by elementary educators in the Burlington School District.
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  • Guides & Toolkits
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Color Search

Use sample paint chips from the hardware store to help children discover the diversity of colors found in the garden.
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  • Lessons & Activities
A plate of food featuring a falafel patty drizzled with a sesame dressing sauce, served on a bed of white rice a fresh green salad.

Falafel Nuggets Recipe

A recipe from New School Cuisine, a cookbook for school cooks, by school cooks.
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  • Recipes

Posy Poetry

Students sharpen their observation, listening, and identification skills through a nature-inspired poetry exercise.
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  • Lessons & Activities