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