Woolly Pockets are made in the U.S.A. from recycled plastic bottles (PET). They are easy to install, take up very little space, and most importantly, are breathable to keep roots healthy and happy. Pockets are perfect for growing plants, especially vegetables and herbs. Go to woollypocket.com to learn more.
Our Woolly School Gardening manual has been created by Christy Wilhelmi, the Gardenerd. It has "beginner" garden designs for your spring and fall Woolly Pocket gardens. Christy will be updating our manual quarterly at no additional expense to schools with Woolly School Gardens. You'll find this manual filled with loads of helpful gardening tips and resources for teachers. Visit gardenerd.com for even more organic gardening info.
Our Woolly School garden curriculum has been created exclusively for Woolly Pockets by School Nutrition Plus. They will be updating the curriculum quarterly at no additional expense to schools with Woolly School Gardens. The curriculum offers national standards based K-12 lessons covering History, English, Math, Science and Health, all of which involve the Garden. The curriculum will be ready for Fall of 2010. Go to schoolnutritionplus.com to learn more.
A Woolly School Garden costs $1000 per school; so if you spread the cost of the garden out over 5 years every dollar donated creates a garden for about 5 students for at least one semester. Your school garden can last over 10 years if properly taken care of!
What is a Woolly School Garden?
A Woolly School Garden is everything a school needs to create an outdoor garden classroom including: Woolly Pockets, do-it-yourself hardware & instructions, premium soil for edible gardening, organic seeds, planting chart, gardening manual and nutrition curriculum.
How does it work?
Fast and simple. If your school has the budget, we send you your Woolly School Garden. If your school doesn't have the budget, we'll sign you up for donations, help raise the money for you and then send you your Woolly School Garden. Our goal is to grow 1000 school gardens by Fall 2010 and an additional 10,000 school gardens by Fall 2011.
What does a school need to receive a garden?
- At least one teacher or school garden manager.
- A sunny wall or fence that doesn't get beat up by soccer balls.
- $1,000 or a few months of patience while we raise the money.