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Funding Organization: NOAA
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$5,000 grant; measurable impacts; from webiste: “Through federal funding opportunities of up to $5,000, NOAA Planet Stewards supports educators in the implementation of hands-on action-based projects that conserve, restore, and/or protect human communities and/or natural resources from environmental challenges monitored by NOAA.”
Date Added: March 4, 2023
Grant Due Date: June
Funding Organization: USDA
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“On an annual basis, USDA awards competitive Farm to School grants that support planning, developing, and implementing farm to school programs. USDA’s Farm to School grants are an important way to help state, regional, and local organizations as they initiate, expand, and institutionalize farm to school efforts.”
Date Added: April 18, 2023
Grant Due Date: November
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Use link on website- fill out form with info; prices can be found online
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Field trips, scout programs, etc. on site. Can do school visits and guest lectures, too
https://utgardens.tennessee.edu/locations/knoxville/childrens-programs-knoxville/
Date Added: September 3, 2024
Contact Information:
Whitney Hale at whitneyhale@tennessee.edu
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Citizen science projects
Date Added: March 24, 2023
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Resources related to pollinators
Date Added: April 14, 2023
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Many lessons and other resources for youth gardening. It also includes the Kids Gardening Community, which is a discussion forum for practitioners of youth gardening education. Funding opportunities are often available here, too.
Date Added: September 5, 2024
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Information on green industry careers, scholarships, internships, etc. Great resource for middle school and high school. Host of Green Career Week each year.
Date Added: September 6, 2024
Author: Duncan, Painter, and Bumgarner
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Extension publication on creating school gardens
Date Added: September 6, 2024
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An array of horticultural resources from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture with categories including: vegetables, turf, landscape design, and much more.
Date Added: September 6, 2024
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Find out how and where to get your soil tested in TN
Date Added: September 6, 2024
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Provides information for growing fruits and vegetables in TN broken down by tasks for each month and region of the state.
Date Added: September 6, 2024
Funding Organization: Tennessee Farm Bureau
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From the website:
The Outdoor Classroom Garden Grant Program is designed to show that agriculture is an integral part of our everyday environment. Farms, wildlife, forestry, people and cities are all interrelated with agriculture. As most of Tennessee’s wildlife resides on and feeds off of private property, including farms and timber lands, the gardens can demonstrate the connection between agriculture, food, fiber, conservation, wildlife and the urban environment.
There is no application deadline. Applications will be accepted as long as grant funding is available. Ag in the Classroom Foundation committee members will evaluate each application for proper criteria and study objectives before grants are awarded. Notification of acceptance or rejection of application will be delivered in writing. Money will be awarded by your county Farm Bureau leadership. Up to $500 may be awarded for new garden sites, and that must include matching funds. Up to $250 may be awarded for ongoing garden projects.
Opportunities:
This funding is open year-round for applications.
Date Added: September 6, 2024
Contact Information:
Chris Fleming, Associate Director of Special Programs – (931) 388 – 7872, ext. 2759
Grant Due Date: N/A
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Use this resource to find TN state standards, updates on education in TN, and much more.
Date Added: September 6, 2024
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Knoxville Museum of Art is a cultural institution that offers art to the general public, tours, field trips, and camp experiences.
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UT Gardens partners with KMA through professional development opportunities and other collaborations.
Date Added: September 6, 2024
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Many great resources for outdoor learning; has webinars throughout the year for educators.
Date Added: September 19, 2024
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Date Added: October 17, 2024
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Date Added: May 16, 2023
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Date Added: May 17, 2023
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Date Added: May 17, 2023
Date Added: October 17, 2024
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“In the late 1950’s, fife and drum legend Otha Turner began hosting annual Labor Day picnics at his property in Gravel Springs, Mississippi. Turner would butcher and roast goat, pork, and fish, drawing neighbors with the smell of his cooking and the sounds of his fife and drum.”
Date Added: October 17, 2024
Author: Ava Lowrey
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Kurdish community in Nashville, TN- celebrating food and culture in the South
Date Added: October 17, 2024
Author: Southern Food Ways
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“The Choctaw-Apache tribe of Ebarb, Louisiana, has been living off the land in western Louisiana for hundreds of years. In the 1960’s tribal members were forced to move out of the river bottom to nearby lands. This short documentary follows the tribe as they continue to practice their culture and preserve their native identities despite challenges.”
Date Added: October 17, 2024
Author: Tyler Jones and 1504 Pictures
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A short film about the Guenther family of Monterey, Tennessee, and their Muddy Pond sorghum syrup.
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Film shared by the Southern Foodways Alliance
Date Added: October 17, 2024
Author: Multiple authors
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This collection of stories shared by The Bittersweet Southerner celebrates okra in the American South.
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“Okra, not native to North America, arrived here at the same time enslaved Africans did. No one — no botanist, no historian — can confirm exactly how it got here. But it has connected Southerners across the lines of race, faith, and gender for centuries. Okra unites, in the gumbo pot and in our lives.”
Date Added: October 17, 2024
Author: Southern Foodways Alliance and Whole Foods
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Date Added: October 17, 2024
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Using trees/forests to teach environmental science; curricula, professional development, lesson plans, activities, etc. available
Date Added: October 17, 2024
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Free resources; farming; ECE; “farm to school” topics
Date Added: October 24, 2024
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Standards for Healthy Eating and Physical Education for after-school programs
Date Added: October 24, 2024
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Curriculum, workshops, etc.
Date Added: October 24, 2024
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This database has a list of resources related to agriculture
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American Farm Bureau free resource
Date Added: October 24, 2024
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TN farm to school resource
Date Added: October 24, 2024
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Parts of a plant/lifecycle w/excellent photos
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Part of the National Geographic Kids Super Reader book series
Date Added: October 24, 2024
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Discusses barriers to school gardens
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This is a peer-reviewed journal article in the American Journal for Public Health
Date Added: October 24, 2024
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“Explore FEE’s new learning guide “Water,” designed to provide practical insights into how to apply the Seven Steps methodology in a fun and engaging way. This guide helps visualize how the Seven Steps work and how water-related topics can be effectively integrated into school curricula. “
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Link provided is to a pdf of the guide
Date Added: October 24, 2024
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Local professional development opportunity for teachers in Knox Co.
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This is a collaborative effort amongst multiple local partners in Knox County, TN.
Date Added: October 24, 2024