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By: Victoria Schnaufer When I was in high school, I knew that I was called to spend time dedicated to service. I felt very drawn to the AmeriCorps process, because it would give me a way to plug-in to the community that I call my own. I landed in Nashville after graduating from Sewanee with...

If you’re looking for a way to give back meaningfully this year, why not choose Plant the Seed? Your gift to Plant the Seed will grow by teaching young people throughout Nashville where their food comes from and building community one seed, one moment of awe in a school garden, one shared food experience at...

“The caterpillar turned into a butterfly!” “I didn’t know worms had two hearts!” “Miss Anita, can you say the word ‘chrysalis’?” “The seeds are so small, there’s a thousand of them!” “Miss Anita, can you say the word ‘chrysalis’?” Working with Plant the Seed in Metro Nashville Public Schools’ Early Learning Centers is truly one of...

When we work with the students, teachers and community surrounding our garden programs, we do more than put seeds in the ground and wait for veggie sprouts to pop through the soil. In the springtime, we wait with bated breath, checking each day to see which seedling will sprout first. The children sometimes ask, “Is...

At Casa Azafran Early Learning Center, we love insects. Earlier this fall, students in the garden classes learned read the book Not a Buzz to be Found: Insects in Winter by Linda Glaser. The book taught us about what insects do when weather conditions outside are not favorable for them. Bees return to their hives;...

Plant the Seed was honored to be featured in the October issue of Nashville Lifestyles Magazine as a part of their story on the importance of school gardens across Nashville. Read the full article here: NL_1015_EdibleSchoolyard or pick up the latest issues on newsstands or at the Nashville Lifestyles website.

Thanks to NewsChannel 5 for visiting the garden at Ross Early Learning Center, and for helping spread the word about the importance of school gardens in Nashville!

The school calendar can present many challenges to a robust garden program, since the peak of the growing season falls in midsummer in most places, a time when children are out of school. By taking advantage of fall gardening season extension methods, we can grow all year long and enjoy the natural rhythms of the...

One of the questions we are asked most frequently is, “What happens to your school garden in the summer?” School gardens often become weedy jungles during the summer months when students are away, but with a little planning ahead, this can be avoided. Pollinators are busy in the school garden during the summer; when children return...