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- A Garden Pilot Project Enhances Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among Children (PDF)
Garden-based nutrition education programs may offer a strategy for increasing fruit and vegetable intake in children
- Academic Benefit of Environmental Education (PDF)
When integrated into core curricula or used as an integrating theme across curriculum, environmental education has a measurably positive impact not only on student achievement in science, but also in reading, math, and social studies.
- California School Garden Network, Research and Policy
Provides over 30 peer reviewed articles that link garden based learning to increased academic performance.
- Examining the Effect of Gardening on Vegetable Consumption Among Youth in Kindergarten Through Fifth Grade (PDF)
The negative trend in daily salad bar selection before intervention was reversed, and a steady increase of vegetables per day was seen during the intervention period.
- Garden Based Learning Working Group – “Research Briefs” Nutrition and Health (PDF)
Children who are hungry or poorly nourished do less well in school, both academically and behaviorally.
- Garden-Based Nutrition Education Affects Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Sixth-Grade Adolescents (PDF)
The results from this study illustrate the efficacy of using garden-based nutrition education when attempting to increase adolescents' consumption of fruits and vegetables.
- Impact of Garden-Based Youth Nutrition Intervention Programs: A Review (PDF)
The results from this study illustrate the efficacy of using garden-based nutrition education when attempting to increase adolescents' consumption of fruits and vegetables.
- Reasons to Garden: School Gardens Improve Academic Performance, For Teachers and Administrators (Word)
Numerous studies prove that garden-based education improves academic performance and may lead to higher test scores in student populations. Some of the strongest academic gains appear to be in the areas of math and science, and overall improvement on standardized achievement tests has been well documented. Particularly important is the research that indicates that experiential (i.e., hands-on) learning may lead to significantly higher gains in science achievement than classroom learning alone.
- The Effects of School Gardens on Students and Schools: Conceptualization and Considerations for Maximizing Healthy Development (PDF)
There are thousands of school gardens in the United States, and there is anecdotal evidence that school garden programs can enhance students’ learning in academic, social, and health-related domains.
- The Impact of Home and Community Gardening In America (PDF)
This research study was conducted in January 2009 by Harris Interactive for the National Gardening Association. Pages 15 and 16 reveal attitudes about gardening in schools and gardening with kids in general.
- Uses of Active Plant-Based Learning (APBL) in K-12 Educational Settings (Word, 364KB)
The purpose of this paper is to provide a scholarly review of the relevant research literature on active plant-based learning (APBL). It establishes a foundation for educational leaders’ understanding and support of the important role that APBL can play in educational settings.
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