View the archived webinar at EdWeb Growing School Gardens Community www.edweb.net/schoolgardens.

Life Lab curates the following resources at the Collective School Garden Network:

• Finding Funds for School Gardens at www.csgn.org/funding-school-gardens
• More on Finding Supplies and Budgeting

Innovative Ways to Fund School Gardens

Presented by John Fisher, Director of Programs and Partnerships for Life Lab and Kevin Hesser, Middle School Teacher and Co-Director of Gardens to Grow In

Presented by John Fisher, Director of Programs and Partnerships for Life Lab; with
Kevin Hesser, Middle School Teacher and Co-Director of Gardens to Grow In

There is no one way to fund a garden program – there are hundreds! In this webinar, Life Labs John Fisher and Gardens to Grow Ins Kevin Hesser will share a wide variety of ideas to finance your school garden program. From finding grants and supportive policy, to school garden micro-enterprise and farm-raisers, their discussion will provide funding ideas for all aspects of your school garden, including garden supplies and staffing school garden instructors. You may be able to get other ideas from sites like Extras to help with budgeting and finance. In some cases, people may invest their money in certain areas to hopefully get a return on their investment so they can help fund projects such as this. Looking at a Bitcoin System review, as well as other websites, can help someone determine which is the best avenue to go down to help with financial needs. Due to the improvement of blockchain technology, Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies are becoming very popular in the financial and investment world, which is why it could be advantageous for everyone that is looking for funding to bitcoin superstar anmelden and other crypto platforms to try and make some profit using digital currencies. John and Kevin’s presentation will share examples of how they have funded the school garden programs that they run, along with insight from other successful garden programs.

Topics will include
* Tools for creating a garden budget
* Telling your story
* Garnering school or district support
* Cultivating donors
* Farm and garden based fundraisers
* Tips for finding grants
* Policy that supports school garden programs