Library

Curriculum: Food, Health, and Nutrition

French Fries and the Food System: A Year-Round Curriculum Connecting Youth with Farming and Food, by Sara Coblyn, the Food Project

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Photo Cards

Healthy Food from Healthy Soils: A Hands-On Resource for Educators, by Elizabeth Patten and Kathy Lyons

Kids Cook Farm Fresh Food: Seasonal Recipes, Activities, and Farm Profiles that Teach Ecological Responsibility, by Sibella Kraus. K–8

Nutrition to Grow On: A Garden-Enchanced Nutrition Education Curriculum, California Department of Education. Grades 4–6

Teaching Children About Food: A Teaching and Activities Guide, by Christine Berman and Jacki Fromer

Curriculum: Gardening

Jr. Master Gardener Student Handbook, Student Handbook (Level I)

Jr. Master Gardener Student Handbook, Teacher/Leader Guide, by Texas A&M Extension Service

Ready, Set, Grow! A Guide to Gardening with Children, by Suzanne Bales

Curriculum: General Environmental Education

Project Learning Tree Environmental Education Guide, Pre K–8

Project WET (Water Education for Teachers): Curriculum and Activity Guide, K-12

Curriculum: Language Arts

Cultivating a Child's Imagination Through Gardening, by Nancy Allen Jurenka and Rosanne Blass

Curriculum: Multiple Disciplines

Garden Introduction for Teachers (GIFT), for Grade School, by FOOD for Lane County

Garden Introduction for Teachers (GIFT), for High School, by FOOD for Lane County

Curriculum: Science

Grow Lab: A Complete Guide to Gardening in the Classroom, for Grades K-8, National Gardening Association

Grow Lab: Activities for Growing Minds, for Grades K-8, by National Gardening Association

The Growing Classroom: Garden-Based Science, Grades 2-6, by Roberta Jaffe

Life Lab K-5 Garden-Based Science Curriculum, 2nd Grade: Change Around Us

Power Plants: A Plant-based Energy Curriculum for Grades 5-8, by National Gardening Association

Curriculum: Social Studies

In the Three Sisters Garden, by JoAnne Dennee. Native American stories and seasonal garden activities Grades 1–6

Seeds of Change: The Story of Cultural Exchange after 1492. Three Books: The Story, Readings for Grades 8–12, and Activities for K–8

Curriculum: Waste Management and Reduction

One Rotten Curricula: An Elementary School Curriculum Guide on Composting at School, by David Babcock for the City of Eugene, October 2001

The Worm Café: Mid-Scale Vermicomposting of Lunchroom Wastes, by Binet Payne

Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment, by Mary Appelhof

How to Garden (for adults)

The Beetless’ Gardening Book: An Organic Gardening Songbook/Guidebook, by Chris Roth

Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening

Garden Guide, by The Cortesia Center for Natural Gardening, Eugene

The Garden Primer, by Barbara Damrosch

Growing Vegetables in the Pacific Northwest, by Jill Severn

Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades: The Complete Guide to Natural Gardening, by Steve Solomon

Maritime Northwest Garden Guide: Planning Calendar for Year-Round Organic Gardening, by Seattle Tilth

Nature’s Design: A Practical Guide to Natural Landscaping, by Carol Smyser

Organic Plant Protection, by Roger Yepsen

Pests of the West, by Whitney Cranshaw

Rodale’s Successful Organic Gardening: Herbs, by Patricia Michalak

Rodale’s Successful Organic Gardening: Fruits and Berries, by Susan McClure

Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web, by Jeff Lowenfels

Western Garden Book, by Sunset

Winter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest: Cool-Season Crops for the Year-Round Gardener, by Binda Colebrook

School Gardening: Philosophy, Rationale, How-to

A Child’s Garden of Standards: Linking School Gardens to California Education Standards (2002)

A Crack in the Pavement (two videos by the National Film Board of Canada, 19 min each)

Growing Dreams: An Inspirational Overview of School Ground Greening
Digging In: Jesse Ketchum School (Toronto) Greens Their School Yard

Digging Deeper: Integrating Youth Gardens into Schools and Communities, by Joseph Kiefer and Martin Kemple, Common Roots Press, Food Works, 1998

Gardens for Growing People, by Ruth Lopez

Getting Started: A Guide for Creating School Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms, from the Center for Ecoliteracy and Life Lab

Greening School Grounds: Creating Habitats for Learning, edited by Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn, Green Teacher Magazine, 2001

Ecoliteracy: Mapping the Terrain, from the Center for Ecoliteracy

The Edible Schoolyard, from the Center for Ecoliteracy

Farm to School: A Guide for Food Service Professionals, from National Farm to School Program, 2002

Healthy Farms, Healthy Kids: Evaluating the Barriers and Opportunities for Farm-to-School Programs, by Andrea Misko Azuma and Andrew Fisher of the Community Food Security Coalition