The School Garden Podcast

Join Mary Jo and Anne for our new 10 Minute Quick Dig episode as they give useful instructions, tips and tricks for successful outdoor seed sowing in your school garden space.  00:43 - Introduction 01:43 -  10 Minute Quick Dig Introduction  02:03 - How to Sow Seeds Outdoors with Kids 02:08 - Sowing Seed Definition 03:37 - Seed Packets 04:15 - Broadcast Sowing and Row Sowing - Techniques 07:09 - Co...

Join us as we discuss practical and tried and tested approaches to starting a successful school garden program. Whether you are starting a brand new school garden, reviving an old school garden plan or reviewing your existing program - this episode is for you!  Podcast Outline: 00:00 Welcome to the School Garden Podcast 03:21 Are You Ready to Start, Revive or Review a School Garden? 05:55 Differen...

Join Anne and Mary Jo as they talk all things onions. Easy to grow, fun to watch, a fantastic winter crop to grow in North Texas and a firm favorite in any school garden space.  Podcast outline: 02:01 - Why grow onions? 02:47 - What part of the onion do we eat?  03:38 - Onion Family 03:56 - Planting onions 04:44 - How do onions grow 05:53 - Where to buy onion slips and sets 06:38 - How to plant on...

Join Mary Jo and Anne as they take reading and literacy into the garden space. In this Read Aloud Garden Book episode, listen along as they discuss their favorite books and share tried and tested accompanying activities. A must listen for all!   Chapters: 0:15 - Intro 1:20 - Read Alouds are so easy 2:52 -  The Sunflower House by Eve Bunting    5:38 -  Senorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer and Ill...

In this episode, Mary Jo and Anne talk all things potatoes and walk you through every step to grow this rewarding crop in your garden or on your school campus.  Chapters:  Introduction - 0:49 Why Should We Grow Potatoes in Schools? - 1:38 Connections to Curriculum - 3:05 Potatoes are a Hungry Crop - 05:20 DIfferent Varieties of Potatoes - 06:15 True Potato Seed or Seed Potatoes - 07:54 Buying the...

Join us as we talk about all things school gardens and growing with kids.  No matter where you are in your school garden journey, whether you are an experienced garden teacher, a novice parent helper, or a struggling home educator, we are here to help you and your kiddos in your garden space.  During our Launch Episode, you'll get to know our show hosts and school garden educators, Mary Jo and Ann...