Are you a teacher, principal, educational assistant or parent interesting in working with Farm Lab to support a school garden or other food literacy program in your school community? Have you ever been concerned about investing in a garden project only to be met with questions like:
“Who will look after it in the summer?”
“Who will look after it when you’re gone”?
“What happens in the event of vandalism?
Or any number of other barriers and challenges in school gardening iniatives?
Together we can answer such questions & create a thriving school garden ecosystem that is joyful, sustainable, curriculum-integrated, and widely supported by the broader school community!
Please complete our brief intake form below to get the seeds sprouting. Once complete our Farm Lab Coordinator will follow up with next steps! Our programming is flexible and adaptive to your unique school environment. Our growing team including Ontario Certified Teaches and teacher educators from Lakehead bring decades of combined experience in various school garden contexts and are excited to support you and your school grown project. We believe school gardens thrive in community!
For questions or additional inquiries please contact our Farm Lab coordinator Jacob at kearey-morelandj@lakeheadu.ca .