The past decade has witnessed substantial growth in the number of school gardens in the United States. According to the 2015 USDA Farm to School Census, the percentage of public elementary schools with garden programs nearly tripled between 2006 and 2013. Many schools have become aware of the multiple health and academic benefits of school gardening for students, teachers, and communities. Recipes for a Successful School Garden details the process of planning and running a school garden while following a year's curriculum at Seth Boyden Demonstration School's "Strawberry Fields Garden" in Maplewood, New Jersey. The activities included in the book represent the most successful (and fun!) lessons that co-author Maggie Tuohy has adapted during her fifteen years working in school gardens. An essential resource for parents and teachers looking to establish, garden, teach and cook outdoors in their school garden, Recipes for A Successful School Garden is a book that every school garden should have in its tool shed.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Ebinger is a writer, mother of three children, and an experienced gardener with an environmental background. Her writing experience began five years ago with "My Green and Natural Pregnancy," a blog that eventually landed in Pregnancy Magazine. Elizabeth is currently training to become a certified Master Gardener. Elizabeth is a member of the American Horticultural Society and the Maplewood (NJ) Gardening Club. Elizabeth's home garden was the winner of the Best Edible Maplewood Home Garden award during a special town-wide contest held in 2015. Maggie Touhy has been involved with the well-known "Strawberry Fields" school garden at Seth Boyden Elementary in New Jersey since its conception more than 15 years ago. The activities included in Recipes for A Successful School Garden represent the most successful (and fun!) lessons developed for students over those 15+ years. Maggie is often called to other local schools to consult on their gardens and is being trained to become a certified Master Gardener. Maggie Touhy has been involved with the well-known "Strawberry Fields" school garden at Seth Boyden Elementary in New Jersey since its conception more than 15 years ago. The activities included in Recipes for A Successful School Garden represent the most successful (and fun!) lessons developed for students over those 15+ years. Maggie is often called to other local schools to consult on their gardens and is being trained to become a certified Master Gardener.