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Teacher Training Resources
Check out resources from our past teacher trainings.
Past Trainings
Soil Health & Composting
Soil Health & Composting
February 13, 2025 @ University Elementary at La Fiesta
Soil Health and Sustainability
Presentation Slides
What is soil? What is it composed of? How can soil texture, chemistry, and microbiology affect the health and growth of plants, flowers, and fruits?
What is soil? What is it composed of? How can soil texture, chemistry, and microbiology affect the health and growth of plants, flowers, and fruits?
Vermiculture by Stefan Stehling
Presentation Slides
Learn about vermiculture waste-to-compost programs at schools, which divert food material from landfills to onsite bins enriched with compost worms.
Learn about vermiculture waste-to-compost programs at schools, which divert food material from landfills to onsite bins enriched with compost worms.
Discover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton
YouTube
Geoff Lawton shares his knowledge of permaculture, science, design, and ethics in ways that inform, educate, inspire and entertain.
Geoff Lawton shares his knowledge of permaculture, science, design, and ethics in ways that inform, educate, inspire and entertain.
Andrew Millison YouTube Channel
YouTube
Andrew Millison is a permaculture teacher and practitioner, media maker, and gardener. This is his personal channel for the videos he produces, as well as some produced by OSU.
Andrew Millison is a permaculture teacher and practitioner, media maker, and gardener. This is his personal channel for the videos he produces, as well as some produced by OSU.
Tardigrades - Chubby and Misunderstood
YouTube
We know these cute little water bears can survive the vacuum of space, but are they actually immortal?
We know these cute little water bears can survive the vacuum of space, but are they actually immortal?
Chinampas of Mexico - Most Productive Agriculture EVER?
YouTube
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to the legendary chinampas of Mexico City, known as the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco.
Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to the legendary chinampas of Mexico City, known as the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco.
Rotifer Feeding II
YouTube
A rotifer feeding at high magnification. The digestive tract as well as the 'wheels' of cilia are clearly visible!
A rotifer feeding at high magnification. The digestive tract as well as the 'wheels' of cilia are clearly visible!
The Weedy Garden
YouTube
David Trood is a prize-winning travel and commercial photographer who pushes the boundaries of visual storytelling with his passionate narrative of people and nature.
David Trood is a prize-winning travel and commercial photographer who pushes the boundaries of visual storytelling with his passionate narrative of people and nature.
The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)
Full Movie (English)
The story of one shepherd’s long and successful singlehanded effort to re-forest a desolate valley.
The story of one shepherd’s long and successful singlehanded effort to re-forest a desolate valley.
Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
by Jeff Lowenfels, Wayne Lewis
Book
Teaming with Microbes details how to garden in a way that strengthens the soil food web. You’ll discover that healthy soil is teeming with life—not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms.
Teaming with Microbes details how to garden in a way that strengthens the soil food web. You’ll discover that healthy soil is teeming with life—not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms.
Teaming with Nutrients: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition
by Jeff Lowenfels
Book
Teaming with Nutrients will open your eyes to the importance of understanding the role of nutrients in healthy, productive, organic gardens, and will show you how these nutrients do their jobs.
Teaming with Nutrients will open your eyes to the importance of understanding the role of nutrients in healthy, productive, organic gardens, and will show you how these nutrients do their jobs.
The Soul of Soil: A Soil-Building Guide for Master Gardeners and Farmers, 4th Edition
by Joseph Smillie, Grace Gershuny
Book
Soil is the basis not only for all gardening, but for all terrestrial life. No aspect of agriculture is more fundamental and important, yet we have been losing vast quantities of our finite soil resources to erosion, pollution, and development.
Soil is the basis not only for all gardening, but for all terrestrial life. No aspect of agriculture is more fundamental and important, yet we have been losing vast quantities of our finite soil resources to erosion, pollution, and development.
Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment
by Mary Appelhof
Activity Book
Over 150 worm-related classroom activities to develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills in children Grades 4-8.
Over 150 worm-related classroom activities to develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills in children Grades 4-8.
Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up and Maintain a Worm Composting System, 2nd Edition
by Mary Appelhof
Book
Complete illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining small-scale worm composting systems.
Complete illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining small-scale worm composting systems.
The Worm Farmer’s Handbook: Mid- to Large-Scale Vermicomposting for Farms, Businesses, Municipalities, Schools, and Institutions
by Rhonda Sherman
Book
The Worm Farmer’s Handbook details the ins and outs of vermicomposting for mid- to large-scale operations.
The Worm Farmer’s Handbook details the ins and outs of vermicomposting for mid- to large-scale operations.
Cooking from the Garden
Cooking from the Garden
August 8, 2024 @ Santa Rosa Junior College Shone Farm
Botanical Arts in School Gardens
Salt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by chef Samin Nosrat
Cookbook
This cookbook focuses on teaching cooking techniques structured around the four titular elements: Salt, Fat, Acid, and Heat. It explains what they are and how to master them in order to become a better, more intuitive cook.
This cookbook focuses on teaching cooking techniques structured around the four titular elements: Salt, Fat, Acid, and Heat. It explains what they are and how to master them in order to become a better, more intuitive cook.
Celebrating Corn/Maize by KidsGardening
Lesson Plan
Native to Mesoamerica, corn is a pivotal plant in many cultures throughout Latin America and an important crop worldwide. In this lesson students will learn about the cultural significance and history of corn.
Native to Mesoamerica, corn is a pivotal plant in many cultures throughout Latin America and an important crop worldwide. In this lesson students will learn about the cultural significance and history of corn.
Celebrating Corn/Maize by KidsGardening
Lesson Worksheets
Lesson is adaptable to Grades K-5.
Lesson is adaptable to Grades K-5.
The Legend of Maize
Children's Book
This is a colorfully illustrated children's storybook that uses geometric patterns and traditional motifs to represent an ancient Aztec myth that explains how they got corn and why it is so important to their culture.
This is a colorfully illustrated children's storybook that uses geometric patterns and traditional motifs to represent an ancient Aztec myth that explains how they got corn and why it is so important to their culture.
Botanical Arts in School Gardens
October 10, 2024 @ Fibershed Learning Center
Make a Prayer Flag using Natural Dyes
Activity Plan
Mark making and drawing with natural inks by Ione Maria Rojas
Demonstration Video
Eco-printing with steamer by Crafty Patti
Demonstration Video
Eco-printing 'hapa-zome' style
Demonstration Video (click image)
How to make ink creatures by Sketchbook Skool
Demonstration Video
Collaged creatures by Ione Maria Rojas
Demonstration Video
Blind contour drawing (aka don't look drawing) by the Artful Parent
Demonstration Video
Dyeing with California Native Plants by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Website
A note from Jane Straight about Honoring Indigenous Wisdom
PDF
Botanical Arts Activity Booklet by Ione Maria Rojas
Activity Booklet
Onion skin ink making (basic hot extraction method) by Ione Maria Rojas
Demonstration Video
Red cabbage ink making (basic hot extraction method) by Ione Maria Rojas
Activity Guide
How to Make Oak Gall Ink by Craft Invaders
Demonstration Video
Eco-printing with steamer by Crafty Patti
Demonstration Video
How to Make Continuous Line Drawings by Tate Kids
Demonstration Video
Fiber Arts in School Gardens
Fiber Arts in School Gardens
April 27, 2023 @ Fibershed Learning Center
Natural Dye Plant List from Kassenhoff Growers
PDF
Basic Dye Recipe, By Grace Sullivan
Activity Plan
Fibershed Learning Center Educational Curricula
Website
Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes by Rebecca Burgess
Book
Fibershed Learning Center Resource List
Resource List
Instructions on How to Build a Standing Loom by Robyn Lynn Smith
Activity Plan
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