Garden Education

Incorporating NGSS Into Garden Education

These short, interactive videos, created in partnership with Olympic ESD and OSPI’s ClimeTime initiative, give specific strategies and examples to incorporate the Next Generation Science Standards into your teaching by using the garden as a site for problem-solving.

The Case of the Crummy Soil

In this video, IslandWood educators Ben Berrick and Jen P...

The Case of the Nibbled Beans

In this video, IslandWood educators Ben Berrick and Jen P...

Garden Educator Mónica Mesquita in the garden with School Overnight Program students.

Gardening Tips and Tricks

These videos from IslandWood’s Garden Educator, Jen Prodzinski, give useful tips and strategies to help you guide your students in planting a garden of their own, whether it’s in a schoolyard, backyard, shared neighborhood garden, or pot in the window!

How to Plant Seeds Perfectly Every Time

Did you know that seeds can tell you how to plant them?

Planting Techniques for Your Garden

Scatter-sowing, planting in rows, starts, seeds, and more!

Everything You Need to Plan (and Plant!) Your Garden!

You don’t need a big space or special tools to plant a ga...