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Ag Day’s lessons taught year-round at San Jose garden

California Ag Day, our annual celebration of food and farming, is coming up soon, scheduled for March 20 at the State Capitol. While Ag Day is a great opportunity to share our story with the State Legislature and other parts of … Continue reading

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What happens to school gardens in summer?

http://grist.org/food/no-more-trowels-no-more-roots-what-happens-to-school-gardens-in-summer/ The biggest irony of the school garden is that it often goes untended during summer, the peak season. This is no coincidence; what we now call “summer vacation” used to be the time when most parents needed their children … Continue reading

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