“A Better Crop of Boys and Girls”: The School Gardening Movement, 1890–1920

Urban Farm DB summary

The school gardening movement, prominent from the 1890s into the twentieth century, exemplified progressive educational ideas of integrating school and society, as advocated by educators like John Dewey. School gardens, found in both urban and rural settings, connected intellectual and practical learning, with evidence of their widespread presence documented in newspapers, magazines, and school reports. These gardens were encouraged in both theory and practice across various educational institutions.