Gardening for Grades and a Grant
Travis Mitchell
There will be a Gardening for Grades workshop April 16th from 8:30-12:30 at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry, Auditorium (1911 SW 34th St, Gainesville 32608). Stipends will not be provided but participants will receive a Gardening for Grades curriculum book. If you are an Alachua County Public School (including charter) you can register on My Learning Plan as of next Monday. If you with any other school you will need register directly with the group at this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DPNPNTW. Please email Jessica Mead (mea...@gm.sbac.edu) with any question questions.
Also here is a grant some of you be interested in:
The Green Thumb Challenge
What: Green Education Foundation and Gardener‘s Supply Award
Who May Apply: Schools and youth groups submit chronicles of their garden projects. The award is designed to support the continued sustainability of an exceptional youth garden program that has demonstrated success, and has impacted the lives of kids and their community.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: September 30, 2011
Contact: www.greeneducationfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=712:5000-gef-grant&catid=139:contests
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Travis A. Mitchell
Community Food Project Coordinator
Florida Certified Organic Growers & Consumers, Inc. (FOG)
PO Box 12311
Gainesville, FL 32604