Teachers, do you want to learn how to start a garden and use it as an outdoor classroom? How about strengthening your Central Texas food gardening skills? Our Grow Local program has you covered. We want to help teachers feel confident in their skills to integrate school gardens into the campus environment and use them as a teaching tool.
Throughout the school year, we offer a mix of free and for-fee Garden Leadership Trainings, School Garden Classroom Trainings, and Introduction to Food Gardening classes that any teacher in the Austin area may attend – and receive credit hours through AISD! Here is a brief overview of our fall Grow Local classes and trainings, and instructions on how to register: