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Classroom gardens are underrated.
More teachers should grow them and more people should talk about them. So let's talk about them in this episode:

Here are the links I mentioned in this episode:

My Recommended List of Seeds for Schools:
https://www.kidsgrowingcity.ca/get-seed-list-gift-for-teachers

The Sub-irrigated Indoor seed Starting Guide:
https://www.kidsgrowingcity.ca/offers/pZ2cNrYj/checkout

To learn more about my Oasis Suite of programs you can visit the following link:
https://www.kidsgrowingcity.ca/links-oasis-programs

Growveg.com garden planner:
https://www.growveg.com/

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In this episode let's talk about how overrated outdoor school gardens and those expensive equipment indoor gardens are!
How inaccessible and out of reach they are to most teachers and how unfair it is that majority of students don't have the chance to learn how to grow their own veggies because of that.

To learn more about my Oasis Suite of programs you can visit the following link:
https://www.kidsgrowingcity.ca/links-oasis-programs

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In this episode we focus on the most important summer maintenance chore, watering.

Here are the links and downloads I promise you in the episode:

Watering Chest Guide:
https://www.kidsgrowingcity.ca/offers/c5FtFUCe/checkout
Hugelkultur Guide:
https://www.kidsgrowingcity.ca/offers/8WLA6Gpd/checkout
Caja Planters:
https://www.thegrowingconnection.com/
Caja Oasis School Gardening Program:
https://www.kidsgrowingcity.ca/cajaoasis2025
Amazon finds:
Watering clay spikes
Olla Pots

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In this episode of School Gardens with Ease podcast we focus on the topic of summer maintenance.
Here are the two downloads that I promise you in this episode.
Guide to a School Garden with Almost No Summer Maintenance:
https://www.kidsgrowingcity.ca/school-gardens-with-almost-no-summer-maintenance-free-guide
My Recommended List of Seeds for Schools:
https://www.kidsgrowingcity.ca/get-seed-list-gift-for-teachers

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In this episode, we will continue to discuss the difference between Community Gardens and School Gardens and why you should never pitch the idea of a school garden as a community garden.

As this is Part 2 of this topic, I encourage you to listen to the previous episode first so this episode makes more sense to you.

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In this episode, we will discuss the difference between Community Gardens and School Gardens and why you should never pitch the idea of a school garden as a community garden.

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In this episode we get into the story behind School Gardens with East podcast, why you might wanna listen to it as a teacher, and how it could help you.

In case you are interested in following this work elsewhere or are interested in getting in contact outside this podcast, here are some information:

Kids Growing City website:
http://kidsgrowingcity.com
Link to School Garden programs:
https://www.kidsgrowingcity.ca/Gardening-for-Elementary-Teachers
Social media:
@kidsgrowingcity
@schoolgardensforteachers

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COMING SOON! I'm Leila Mireskandari, the founder and director of Kids Growing City, a non-profit with the mission to teach the next generation how to grow their own food!
I have dedicated over a decade of my life to supporting teachers to grow classroom and school gardens, full-time, have studied in this field, have written countless growing lesson plans and built many growing programs.
And I'm on a mission to help Elementary and Middle School Teachers...

... TEACH their flourishing, producing, and empowering classroom and school gardens into existence!

With EASE!
And WOTHOUT the usual hassles!
I wanna show you that this is much easier than you could ever imagine, if you do it right! 

YOU can do this!

Whether you are a seasoned school garden grower or a complete newbie, I've got you covered with expert advice, tips, tricks, tactics and techniques to make growing food with your class super easy, fun, and rewarding!