Schoolyard Habitat Exchange brings together schools in learning
By Suzannah Holsenbeck Schoolyards Manager Schoolyard Habitat Exchange Report, April 2017 As the number of official Schoolyard Habitats in Connecticut continues to
Schoolyard Habitat Community Grows
By Suzannah Holsenbeck Schoolyards Manager Headline news to all bees, butterflies and migratory birds: four new schoolyard habitats will be built and
Serving Up Change with School Gardens and FoodCorps
By Kendra Dawsey FoodCorps service member The Need for New Haven New Haven, much like the state of Connecticut, is an area with
Building a Community for People and Wildlife
Jill Keating-Herbst Program Manager, CT School Garden Resource Center It is late on a Wednesday afternoon in September. At Edgewood School in
Bird Watching and Bug Catching: Common Ground and New Haven Public Schools Partner to Create Outdoor Learning Experiences
By Jill Keating Herbst Environmental Education Program Manager All over New Haven, students are harvesting fresh vegetables from school gardens, observing native
Spreading the Word About Good Food
Common Grounders have been busy this month spreading the word about good food (Common Ground financial supporters deserve applause for making this
News from the School Garden Resource Center
Though our school gardens are all still buried under drifts of snow, the School Garden Resource Center has been hard at work
Schoolyard Habitat Expands to Engage More Local Students
by Jill Keating Herbst, Common Ground Where can New Haven's kids learn about wildlife species and ecosystems, conduct class outdoors, experience nature up
Nearly 200 Educators & Leaders Gather To Build School Gardens Across CT
Melissa Spear, Mayor of Bridgeport Bill Finch, and Michelle Eckman at the first state-wide School Gardens Conference By: Kate Bovarnick
Six Schools Sign On As School Garden Partners
For the past two seasons, the CT School Garden Resource Center has partnered with local schools across New Haven and Bridgeport to