Written By: [[Shelley Mitchell](https://theconversation.com/profiles/mark-bartholomew-347526)](https://theconversation.com/profiles/christye-sisson-778630) / Edited ...

Many school children in Butte County may soon be using their school gardens as living laboratories, engaging in science while planting, growing, and harvesting vegetables, thanks to the Butte County ...

I used to teach high school science in Oklahoma, and one day I brought in a stalk from a cotton plant with bolls of cotton still attached. Students asked me why I glued cotton balls to a stick. My ...

Educators are using school gardens within Earth science instruction to create adaptable, hands-on environments that accommodate a wide range of learners, including those with disabilities. Drawing on ...

School gardens in this country have been around for over a hundred years. Early on, gardening for children at school often emphasized the use of tools, cooperative work, the value of urban agriculture ...

School garden-based interventions can improve metabolic parameters such as blood sugar and cholesterol in children, according to a new study. School garden-based interventions can improve metabolic ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University (THE CONVERSATION) I used to teach high ...