Next Steps from a School Gardening Partnership Conference (AGES: Academic Gardening to Enrich our Students): Expanding the Impact of School Gardens Through Higher Education, K-12 School and Community Coalitions
Martha Assefa, Pat Barnosky, Michelle Beaulieu, Amy Borg, Casey Burns, Marguerite Cawley, Jennifer De Jordy, Daina Cheyenne Harvey, Kelsey A. Hopkins, Sue Hunt, Joanne Jaber Gauvin, Isabelle Jenkins, Eliza Lawrence, Anna Marinescu, Mackenzie May, Gina Plata-Nino, Grace Sliwoski, Adam Saltsman
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network (American Medical Association)
Urban Farm DB summary
In Worcester, Massachusetts, a broad community coalition formed to brainstorm novel implementation models to improve the use and sustainability of school gardens in a city with high poverty and food insecurity rates. The group decided to foster new collaborations among higher education, K-12 schools, and community organizations. The resulting AGES conference provided information on school garden partnership models, curriculum integration, research evidence, community building strategies, and garden planning and maintenance.