School Garden Gateway

Every school year, our School Garden Support team hosts bi-annual events in the fall and spring focused on preparing educators to shift their garden with the seasons. In late March,…

Come join us at the Washington Youth Garden to learn how to plan your school garden, prep a bed and plant spring crops. Ask our expert gardeners your burning questions,…

How are you celebrating Black History Month this year? Maybe you will share about remarkable Black innovators and creators throughout history with your students. Have you heard about George Crum? Christin…

November is Native American Heritage (or Indigenous Peoples) Month and I encourage you to learn more about the current members and culture of the Piscataway Indian Nation and Piscataway Conoy…

Free seedlings, compost, straw available for pickup for priority Title 1 schools in D.C. Learn gardening basics like what you can plant now, how to transplant seedlings, and how to…

Our summer professional development is the foundation for our school-year Educator Coaching Program. Preference will be given to school teams with strong support from their administration and schools that send…

On-site SPROUT field trips are returning in 2022! We are so excited to once again invite educators and students from across D.C. to our one-acre demonstration garden at the National Arboretum for exciting and interactive garden-based experiences.

Our 12 Educator Coaching Program schools are making steady progress on their goals. One of our school partners Brightwood Elementary School set a goal of increasing school staff use of their garden…

Join Washington Youth Garden this Saturday, September 18th from 9 AM to 12 PM for our Garden Maintenance Morning. Join us for workshops on container gardening with Niraj Ray of Cultivate the…

Join Washington Youth Garden next week for our Summer Intensive. This two-day training at our garden will help you program your Agriculture, Food, and Environmental education plan for next year and…