A Garden Is Not a Break From Academics
When observation, evidence and reflection are planned well, a garden becomes part of the curriculum not time away from it.
Stories from OMG Greens.
Microgreens, classroom discoveries and practical ideas for learning with nature.
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Climate
Why every future-ready school needs a nature lab
Schools are being asked to teach climate, nutrition, and life skills. Here's why a living nature lab is the missing classroom.
Pedagogy
How farming teaches 21st-century skills
Patience. Observation. Iteration. Collaboration. Growing food, it turns out, is a near-perfect teacher.
Nutrition
Why food literacy should begin in childhood
If we wait until adulthood to teach what real food is, we've waited too long.
Nutrition
Good sugar, bad sugar, and hidden sugar, for students
A simple framework children can use to decode any food label.
Pedagogy
How to read a food label
A tactile, age-appropriate activity for grades 4 and up.
Climate
What is climate education?
Beyond awareness, toward observation, action, and student leadership.
Climate
How students can take climate action inside school
Twelve real activities that schools have run with their students.
Home
From seed to plate: teaching food systems
A 6-week module that begins with a single tray.