Discover how to effortlessly integrate school gardens into your elementary or middle school curriculum with the School Gardens with Ease Podcast. This podcast is your go-to resource for creating flourishing and productive food gardens that provide long-term educational benefits. Learn tips, strategies, and insights to help you grow and maintain a sustainable school garden that enhances your teaching and inspires students for years to come.
š± Welcome to another episode of School Gardens with Ease! Iām your host, Leila Mireskandari, and todayās episode is a special oneāpart of the Podcasthon movement, where over a thousand podcasts highlight a charity of their choice.
š§ In this episode, weāre talking about waterāclean, accessible waterāand why itās critical for school gardens, communities, and the world.
š What Youāll Learn in This Episode:
Why Charity:Water is my favorite nonprofit and how their 100% donation model builds trust.
The biggest summer maintenance concern for school gardensāand why watering canāt be eliminated.
How good design can reduce watering needs by up to 80%, but never fully remove the need for water.
The impact of clean water on food-growing and why it matters for your garden.
Why water education belongs in your classroomāfrom the water cycle to human impact.
Shocking water factsāDid you know 703 million people lack access to clean water?
How regenerative gardens positively affect global water cycles.
š” Take Action Today!
Support Charity:Water and help solve the global water crisis: charitywater.org
Explore more amazing causes through Podcasthon: podcasthon.org
Get ready for my new course on school gardens with almost no summer maintenanceāstay tuned!
š§ Listen Now & Share
If you found this episode helpful, share it with a fellow educator! Letās grow gardensāand awarenessātogether.
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