Across New York State, during Ag Literacy Week and beyond, second graders, their teachers, and volunteer readers will explore concepts of stewardship, interdependence, and the many products we use everyday made from harvested trees.
Read our response to Caitlin Flanagan's article \"Cultivating Failure\", as well as responses from people involved in this work nation-wide. Let’s use this momentum to build new partnerships, gather more research, and share the wonders of garden-based learning with audiences who are not yet familiar with the value.
The Green Education Foundation is launching a huge youth gardening initiative--the Green Thumb Challenge--calling on Pre K-12 schools and youth groups to plant 10,000 indoor or outdoor gardens in the spring and summer of 2010!