Nutrition and Physical Activity Program
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Got Dirt? Gardening Initiative
In an effort to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in Wisconsin,
the Department of Health and Family Services' Nutrition and Physical
Activity program developed "Got Dirt?" - a program designed
to assist with the implementation of school, community, and child care
gardens.
Never gardened? The Got Dirt? Garden toolkit is designed to provide simple,
step-by-step plans for starting a garden. Even better…tips from garden
experts and garden success stories from around Wisconsin are also included.
To supplement the toolkit, you can attend a Got Dirt? Garden Training,
sponsored by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public
Health's Wisconsin Partnership Fund. Learn the fundamentals of starting a
fruit and vegetable garden by attending a hands-on garden training. The 2007
training schedule includes the following dates and locations:
2008 Got Dirt? Garden Training Schedule:
No training scheduled at this time.
To register for one of these free trainings, please contact Joanne
McCluskey at (608) 266-3891 or via email at mcclujm@dhfs.state.wi.us
To request a copy of
the toolkit, please complete and return a Got Dirt? Garden
Toolkit Order Form (PDF, 500 KB) or you may
download a copy of the toolkit via this page.
Note: The PDF version of the "Got Dirt?" Garden
Toolkit available on this page is very large and may take a long time to
open and / or print from your computer, particularly for people using a
dial-up connection.
Got Dirt? Garden Toolkit (PDF, 29 MB)
Need Help Starting a Garden?
To locate a volunteer Master Gardener or for questions related to
gardening, contact your county UW-Extension
Office.
University of Wisconsin-Extension Urban Horticulture has information and
links to a series of helpful publications that provide even more details
and great tips on gardening.
Need Help Extending the Growing Season?
Learn more about using cold
frames to extend the school garden growing season.
Here are some additional resources that will help to get your garden
growing.
Funding
Need funding
for a fruit and vegetable garden? Search these
organizations for possible grant opportunities.
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National Resources
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National
Gardening Association Offers national gardening news and
regional reports
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The
Edible Schoolyard: This site from a Berkley, California school,
is an excellent example of a successful farm-to-school program. This site
also offers how-to
ideas for starting your own garden
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Garden
Mosaics: Youth gardening assistance
using educational resources and activities. The focus is to learn
from elder community members, who share their gardening practices,
cultural backgrounds, and wisdom about their community.
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Curriculum
Buds 'n Sprouts offers 75 in-class and
out-of-classroom activities for gardening with kids. For more
information, contact:
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Havenwoods
State Forest 6141 N. Hopkins Street
Milwaukee, WI 53209 (414)
527-0232
Junior
Master Gardener Curriculum includes science, biology,
math, botany and reasoning skills through horticulture; both
in-class and out-of-classroom activities are included
Kids
World - Plant Nutrition: Offers kid-friendly explanations of
plants and their essential nutrients
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Wisconsin
Resources
Visit these
great links to local resources for Wisconsin gardeners.
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Continuing Education Opportunities
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Wisconsin Youth Gardens
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