Create a fundraiser and lesson plan in one – Plant a vegetable and flower garden on your school property. Allow teachers to use the garden in their lesson plans, getting kids involved in the prep work, planting, maintenance, and harvest of the produce. This provides great curriculum for a summer school session. Sell the produce…
This is a great idea for a youth group or school to learn about gardening and do some fundraising. Create a vegetable garden or flower garden and use your harvest for something meaningful. For a vegetable garden, you can use your harvest to create jars of salsa or homemade soup to sell. For a flower garden,…
Instead of fundraising for a community garden, consider soliciting requests for the specific items and manpower needed. Request Plant, Seed, & Soil donations for church/ school. Gardening Supplies can be loaned or donated. Use hardy, easy-care plants in a mix of annuals (bloom all season) and perennials (come back year after year). Mulching is helpful…
