Gardening tools

California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom: This coalition of ranchers, farmers and educators, has developed extensive resources to support school gardens and California agriculture in general, including lesson plans for every grade level.
www.cfaitc.org/

California School Garden Network: This network of state agencies, private companies, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations is “dedicated to the mission of creating and sustaining gardens in every willing California school.”
www.csgn.org/

California Department of Education: CDE offers many resources, including a “School Garden Resource Packet.” To get a free copy, send a mailing address to gardengrantqa@cde.ca.gov.
CDE also supports three School Garden Regional Training Centers, with teacher training, model gardens, garden start-up guides and other resources:
The Children’s Garden Program at UC Davis: http://childrensgarden.ucdavis.edu/school-gardens

The Life Lab Garden Classroom at UC Santa Cruz: http://lifelab.org/index.php?page=classroom: The San Diego Regional School Garden Resource Center (operated in association with the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County).
www.rcdsandiego.org/programs/schoolgardens.html

--Carol Brydolf