Find a School Garden Near You
We work with schools and programs on best practices in starting and maintaining gardens. We also teach youth about nature, local food, and ecosystem health. Want help with your project?
Carver Scott Extension Master Gardeners are currently working with the following educational facilities:
Belle Plaine
– Chatfield Elementary
– Oak Crest Elementary
Carver
– Children of Tomorrow Learning Centers
Chanhassen
– Bluff Creek Elementary
– Chanhassen Elementary
Chaska
– Guardian Angels School
– La Academia Immersion School
New Market
– 10 Acre Woods Preschool
New Prague
– Raven Stream Elementary
Norwood-Young America
– Children of Tomorrow Learning Center
Shakopee
– Eagle Creek Elementary
– Shakopee West Middle School
– A Plus Universal Preschool and Afterschool
Victoria
– Victoria Elementary School
Waconia
– Children of Tomorrow Learning Center
Over the past several years, Carver Scott Extension Master Gardeners have started up and supported school garden programs at the following locations:
Carver
– East Union Elementary
Chanhassen
– Chanhassen High School
– Children of Tomorrow Learning Center
Chaska
– Guardian Angels School
Jordan
– Jordan High School
– Jordan Middle School
– Jordan Elementary Schools
– Juvenile Alternative Facility
Prior Lake
– River Valley YMCA Preschool
Waconia
– St. Joseph Catholic School
Watertown-Mayor
– Watertown-Mayor Community Ed
Want to Create a School Garden at Your School?
Creating a Garden “At a Glance”
Step 1: The master gardener sets up a meeting with the School and its personnel. The idea of this meeting is to take the school though the process of setting up their garden. At this first meeting the master gardener answers all of your questions so you understand this is a process you follow to make your garden a success. The master gardener gives you a book on Square Foot Gardening. This book answers most of your questions on how to set up the garden.
You are also given all the information they need to apply for garden grants though the Ship Program and other Grants.
Step 2: The master gardner sets up a meeting in 2 or 3 weeks to check on your progress and answer any questions you may have.
We’ll go over
- What plants work best for your site
- Where the vegetables should be planted
- How to make a map of the garden that can be easily followed
- Where to get your soil, plants, wood etc for their garden bed
- Which businesses in your area donate items to their school.
Step 3: The final step and third meeting is what to do on planting day
- How to schedule the students classes so the day flows smoothly.
- Go over the learning stations with the planting group
- Locating the best places for teacher and parent volunteers on planting (we want to maximize our help)
- Make sure everything is ready when the classes start coming out
- Make sure all the stations are manned and ready
Want contact information?
We do a lot of emailing with the Schools from beginning to end. Our goal is to make their Planting Day fun and exciting.
Contact information:
Susan Kamper – Carver/Scott Extension Master Gardener
susanlkamper@gmail.com
612-812-1682
Stephanie Lee – Carver/Scott Extension Master Gardener
schirpy@gmail.com
952-856-0207
Tricia Allwine – Carver/Scott Extension Master Gardener
chem22t@gmail.com
717-578-0199
Ship Program
Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP)
Grant funding may be available
Contact your counties SHIP Coordinator
Dawn Plummer Coordinator for Carver County
Phone 952-361-1303
dplummer@co.carver.us
Lindsay Nelson Coordinator for Scott County
LNelson@co.scott.mn.us
Haley Miskowiec, RD, CSP, LD | Community Health Specialist
Scott County Public Health | 1615 Weston Court, Shakopee, MN 55379
Desk: 952-496-8585|Fax: (952) 496-8072 | Email: hmiskowiec@co.scott.mn.us
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Information from UMN Extension
For general information about School Gardens, the University of Minnesota Extension has information on its site