School Gardeners Plant Roots at ANJEE conference

On January 27-28, New Jersey's environmental education community came together to learn and share and be inspired at the annual Alliance of New Jersey Environmental Educators conference in Plainsboro.

The two days were great for many reasons but the most inspiring event was the 45 minute "School Garden Roundtable".  It really could have been a day in itself, (and should be!) and brought out a large, diverse group of committed folks involved with school gardens.

Clearly school gardening is a HOT TOPIC and there were all sorts of gardens with all sorts of missions and models springing up all over.  From extensive all organic fully curriculum-integrated gardens at the Willow School to stretching and striving, scrappy urban gardens in Newark (that's us!) people are seeing to power of school gardens to activate learners and shift kids food choices.