Ripe for Change

CONTENTS

Foreward by David Sobel vii

INTRODUCTION
Garden-Based Learning for a Changing World 1

CHAPTER 1
The Origins and Benefits of School Gardening 13

CHAPTER 2
What Learning Looks Like in the Garden: Making Connections Across Subjects and Grade Levels 25

CHAPTER 3
Barriers to Integrating Gardens in Schools 39

CHAPTER 4
Five Models for Garden-Based Learning 47

• Boston Schoolyard Initiative, Boston, Massachusetts 48
• REAL School Gardens, North Texas 56
• CitySprouts, Cambridge, Massachusetts 63
• Education Outside, San Francisco, California 70
• OSSE School Garden Program, Washington, DC 75

CHAPTER 5
Lessons for Districtwide Garden Programs 81

CHAPTER 6
Policy and the Future of Garden-Based Learning 93

Chapter 7
Ripe for Change: Three Things Educators Can Do and Three Lessons They Can Apply 107

APPENDIX A
Sample Teacher Usage Surveys 123

APPENDIX B
Cambridge Public Schools Curriculum Connections 131

APPENDIX C
OSSE School Garden Assessment Template 133

Resources 139
Notes 141
Acknowledgments 147
About the Author 149
Index 151