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SURVEY RESULTSSURVEY RESULTS
Kentucky School Gardens
CO SPONSERS OF THE SCHOOL GARDENS SURVEY
Brightsidewww.louisvilleky.gov/Brightside/
JCPS Center for Environmental Educationwww.jcpsky.net/ee
Partnership for a Green Citywww.partnershipforagreencity.org
U of L Center for Environmental Educationhttp://louisville.edu/education/research/centers/environmental-ed
PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY
The Kentucky School Garden Network has created a collaborating relationship with Brightside and the Partnership for a Green City in order to form a database and needs assessment of schools involved and interested in gardening.
Schools will receive updates on grants, professional development opportunities and assistance in getting started and/or maintaining their outdoor classroom.
RESPONDENTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS: 353
RESPONDENTS
RESPONDENTS
What type of garden do you have?
DO YOUR STUDENTS EAT THE PRODUCE THAT YOU GROW?
HAVE YOU HAD YOUR SOIL TESTED RECENTLY?
If you are a teacher and there were support for an after school gardening club would you be
interested in sponsoring it?
Rank the items below that you need to get started and/or maintain your gardening
initiatives:
NEEDS COMPARASION: Elementary, Middle and High Schools
The top three needs to get started or maintain gardening initiatives:
Elementary School Level: Seeds or plant material
Tools Curriculum and/or Activity
Ideas
Middle School Level: Seeds or plant material Tools Curriculum and/or
activities ideas
High School Level: Seeds or plant material
Soil and/or compost system
Watering System
NEEDS COMPARASION: Schools with Gardens VS. Schools without
Gardens
The top three needs to get started or maintain gardening initiatives:
School WITH Gardens: Seeds or plant materialsSummer or vacation careTools
Schools WITHOUT Gardens: ToolsSeeds of plant materialsSoil and/or compost system
WHAT TOPICS DO YOU NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL
GARDEN?
EDUCATIONAL COMPARISON:Elementary, Middle and High Schools
The top topics schools wish to learn in order to maintain a school garden are:
Elementary School Level: Soil and gardening policiesTaking advantage of parents/volunteersStudent Involvement strategiesUse of storm water for gardens
Middle School Level:Taking advantage of parents/volunteersStudent involvement strategiesCurriculum connections
High School Level: Student involvement strategiesSoil and gardening policiesTaking advantage or parents/volunteers
EDUCATIONAL COMPARASION: Schools with gardens vs. schools without
gardens
The top three topics schools wish to learn in order to maintain a school garden are:
School WITH Gardens: Taking advantage of parents/volunteers
Student involvement strategiesSoil and gardening policies
Schools WITHOUT Gardens: Soil and gardening policies
Curriculum connectionsStudent involvement strategies
USE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES
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Never heard of
Reviewed, but not used
Participated Very active
KY Association for Environmental EducationKY School Garden Network
Jefferson Co. Cooperative Extension
Local Foods Health Farms
Community Farm Allian
Jefferson Co. Conservation District
Brightside
Louisville Metro Community Gardens
Blackacre State Nature Preserve
Breaking New Ground
Home Grown-WFPL
E-Corps
Active Louisville
Mayor's Health Home Town
Food Literacy Project
Partnership for a Green City
USE OF CURRICULAR RESOURCES
WHAT ARE THE ROAD BLOCKS TO A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL GARDEN?
IF YOU HAVE A VEGETABLE GARDEN, WHAT VEGETABLES DO YOU GROW?
WHAT SUBJECT AREAS DO YOUR GARDEN ACTIVITIES SUPPORT?
DO YOU INTEGRATE NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GOALS INTO YOUR
GARDEN WORK?
QUESTIONSor
COMMENTS
The School Garden Survey was produced and conducted by theKentucky School Garden Network
www.kyschoolgardens.orgduring January and February, 2010
This analysis was done by:
Marco Muñoz, Ed.D.Kaet Shields, M. Ed.Evaluation Specialist
Jefferson County Public SchoolsAccountability, Research, and Planning Department