Why A School Garden Collective?

Whether you're teaching grade school or high school, there is no need to reinvent the wheel in terms of garden and cooking based curricular resources.

Our Lending Library includes garden based literature as well as standards aligned supplemental learning materials for use in the garden. Please contact us if you’d like to borrow any of these materials, or to suggest titles that we should be adding to this list.

If you’re thinking about Starting a School Garden or planning for On-Going Garden Coordination , we hope the Whatcom County School Garden Collective can be useful to you. Applications for support are accepted twice annually - in December for schools wishing to begin their gardens in the spring, and in May for schools wishing to start a new garden in the fall.

If you would like to be kept up to date with school garden news, including upcoming information sharing workshops and gatherings, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to be added to our School Garden communications list, or join us on facebook at Whatcom County School Gardens Collective!

If you’re not yet ready to dive into your own school-based gardening activities, then how about a field trip to Common Threads Farm? Our garden and outdoor kitchen learning environments lend themselves beautifully to teaching across the curriculum. Let us know how we can best customize a program to match your curricular objectives! All services available on a sliding scale, based on need.