Increasingly, school gardens are becoming the focal point for improving the attitudes, health and well being of school children who may be used to overly processed and manufactured food.

Whether using a window box to grow herbs in the classroom or turning a portion of the school property into a full-fledged vegetable garden, the hands-on experience of growing something and having the opportunity to pick it is changing how children see fruits and vegetables and the living world they inhabit.

Below are some general resources to get you started or inspire you further!

• GENERAL RESOURCES
  • Working List of School Gardens in NJ (contact us at [email protected] if you know of a school garden missing from this listing)
  • Princeton School Garden Cooperative Guide to School Gardens
  • Starting a School Garden Checklist
  • Garden State On Your Plate (Princeton School Gardens)