Exploring a Community Garden
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Summary: 
What can our communities teach us about organic food and practices? In this lesson, students will visit a local garden to explore that question.
Guiding Questions
  • What can our communities teach us about organic food and practices?
  • What do community gardens have to do with organic?
  • How does community gardening impact you, your community, and society?
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Teaching Notes: 
  • This lesson asks students to visit a community garden. It’s good practice to encourage students to check-in with their parents or guardians to get permission to go on their own or have them go with a trusted adult.
  • This lesson was developed for Edible Schoolyard Project’s Understanding Organic curriculum and is part of the extension inquiries.