CONTENTS
Foreward by David Sobel vii
INTRODUCTION
Garden-Based Learning for a Changing World 1
CHAPTER 1
The Origins and Benefits of School Gardening 13
CHAPTER 2
What Learning Looks Like in the Garden: Making Connections Across
Subjects and Grade Levels 25
CHAPTER 3
Barriers to Integrating Gardens in Schools 39
CHAPTER 4
Five Models for Garden-Based Learning 47
Jane S. Hirschi is the founding director of CitySprouts in Cambridge and Boston, USA.
"Ripe for Change is a terrific how-to handbook for parents and
schools about how to bring together two natural friends: school
children and edible gardens." -- Louisa Kasdon, Edible Boston
"I found Hirschi's book to be inspiring. She writes with passion
for the topic as a leader in the garden-based learning arena...
[The book] provides practical information on a process that could
bring immense benefits to your students. " -- Kristin Liewehr
Bishop, National Association of Elementary School Principals
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