School Garden Biodiversity Day – May 22nd
Posted: May 6, 2015
Categories: Edible Education Network / GoodFoodBites / News from Sustain Members
May 22, 2015 is School Garden Biodiversity Day! For the past 2 years, Imagine a Garden in Every School has celebrated School Garden Day on a Friday in May. This year, the date coincides with the World Biodiversity Day called by the United Nations.
We know that School Gardens represent Biodiversity by their very nature. Some grow food; some grow native wildflowers – but all engage children and youth with our real and changing world. Visit the Ontario Edible Education Network to learn more about School Food Gardens and see how they fit into the Network Action Plan.
Credit: Imagine A Garden In Every School. Click the photo to see highlights from last year’s School Garden Day!
To highlight the convergence of food biodiversity in this year’s celebration, USC Canada has offered a free gift to the first 20 teachers/garden educators to register their school’s garden. All participants will receive a certificate. Here’s how to participate:
- First register your Ontario school garden at http://bit.ly/1FNsSl2 to qualify for a prize from USC Canada – Biodiverse & Beautiful Beans!
- On Friday, May 22, hold an activity in or around/about your school garden. It can be simple or ambitious – it’s up to you! (Biodiversity!) Send pictures of your event to agardenineveryschool@gmail.com
We’ll feature all pictures and school gardens on our blog as we receive them.
NOTE: If you had registered before, review your profile here and resubmit for 2015.
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