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Check out these websites...

www.gardenabcs.com/Library.html - Case Studies: School Gardens.  Read through this extensive list of school garden projects that are in progress and some that are up and running! Case studies can offer teachers a variety of ideas, approaches and opportunites they may not have considered, as well as the opportunity to contact and discuss these projects with teachers who are coordinating them. Lots of inspiration and energy here!

www.csgn.org/page.php - Food Systems at Work - California School Gardens Network Curriculum

www.mda.state.md.us/mdfarmtoschool/index.php - Farm To School! - Learn how your school can work with your district or county procurement department to bring local foods to your school cafeteria table!

www.onestrawfarm.com/about.html - One Straw Farm-A Model CSA! - Start with Norman's Blog, then explore this excellent CSA (Community Supported Ag) for all the diversity this family offers their subscribers. One Straw Farm is an example of what many area CSA's are doing with their communities, websites, and farms. Many CSA's feature informative websites so check out what's happening on your farm!

urbanext.illinois.edu/firstgarden/ - My First Garden - Brilliant site devoted to teachers and students in the upper elementary grades, but perfectly usable as it is for teachers of special needs students and summer camp directors.

www.agclassroom.org/teen/agro/ezine.htm - AgroWorld EZine

www.agclassroom.org/teen/agro/agro.htm - AgroWorld - This website is packed with socondary ed resources, plus you can subscribe to the ezine for free. This is very heavy on ag science! The archives are worth their weight in honey, that's a lot of weight!