MyGarden Nutrition Education Curriculum Gardens and Nutrition Education in your School Connecting to the 4-H Children’s Garden

Today’s talk

My garden... Themes to engage everyone Curiosity and wonder Imagination Questions Lots of fun!

“The 4-H Children’s Garden is a magical place of learning.”

Kitchen Garden Chives Oregano Basil Tomato Dill Thyme Nasturtium Begonia

My Favorite Foods Garden Strawberries Maple tree Potatoes Tomatoes Peanuts Chocolate mint Spaghetti squash Chives Aguga ‘Chocolate Chip’

Cereal Bowl Garden Corn for Cornflakes Wheat for Wheaties Rye for bread Oats for Oatmeal Buckwheat for pancakes Sugar Beets for sugar

Peter Rabbit Herb Garden Beet ‘MacGregor's Favorite’ Radish ‘French Breakfast’ Rhubarb ‘Valentine’ Mint Lemon Balm Tansy Lavender Chamomile

Pizza Garden Wheat Tomato Basil Oregano Peppers Onions Marigold, “The Cheese”

MyGarden Garden Ideas Drop in lesson plans (K-12) Connections Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens Scientists Virtual Gardens

MyGarden Curriculum Gardens and nutrition Technology integration Multiple content areas Science Math English Language Arts Social Science

Delivering MyGarden Collaborating Classrooms Staying connected all year long Connections to “Dr. Norm” and others E-News See what is happening in the 4-H Children’s Gardens Students report on what they are doing

Wonder Wall Communication tool Connect to experts (Dr. Norm) Post questions, comments, drawings and photos Moderated Expert answers kids questions Wonder Wall

Jr. Plant Scientist On-line program 10 Discoveries In-garden component At-home component On-line component Jr. Plant Scientist

Cool Kid Plants Plant evaluation program Kids do the evaluation In-garden and on-line Cool Kid Plants

Sensitive plant Cherry tomato ‘Matt’s Wild Cherry’ Basil ‘Magical Michael’ Broom corn Chocolate Mint Pumpkin ‘Cinderella’ Pretzel Bean Purple Haze Carrot Pansy Lemon Verbena

Pretzel Bean

‘Purple Haze’ Carrot

Virtual Gardening

Idea Seekers Gardens Virtual Gardening in a virtual kids world Gardening plus nutrition Being a good gardener (citizen) From the virtual to the real world Idea Seeker Gardening

Idea Seekers Garden

Making good food...

Virtual Gardening How to integrate into the classroom Learning Labs Root ‘n Reward Content-based quizzes Fund raising possibilities Tonight’s assignment - “play” in your virtual garden

MyGarden “experience plants and nutrition” Real gardens Real foods Ongoing connections Virtual gardens, farmers markets and cooking

Contact Information Norm Lownds Associate Professor Curator, 4-H Children’s Gardens Phone: x

Experience Plants Take a piece of our garden with you Bag O’Salad Experiment Growing a salad in a bag Observing, measuring growth Harvesting Celebrating Sharing your success with us

MyGarden is a curriculum in development. Research is ongoing to ensure the evidence base. All materials should be considered “Draft”. This material was partially funded by the State of Michigan with federal funds from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by way of the Michigan Nutrition Network at the Michigan Fitness Foundation. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious foods for a better diet. To find out more contact the Michigan Food Assistance Program Hotline at - (800)

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