This calendar is meant to inform you of our tentative dates available for recruitment days and SAGE play days. Dates available are first come first serve, so please schedule all your events as soon as possible.

On this calendar you may also find important gardening information to ensure you and your kids have a successful garden. Refer to the following 2023 planting calendar for more details.

To view the 2023 planting calendar click here.

Year 3 SAGE Enrollment @ Info Booths + Garden Refresh

This label highlights out the range of days in which we hope to schedule Information Booths at our participating sites (one day per site). Parents will be able to enroll their children into the program by signing our consent forms. Additionally, garden refresh materials will be delivered to the sites on this date as well. It is extremely important parents are informed ahead of time and enroll their children to ensure they can participate in all activities.

Start of Initial Parent Surveys 

Starting on this date, parents who decide to enroll their child in the SAGE program will be able to complete a screening survey as well as complete Survey 2 at the site’s Information Booth. Parents will also have the opportunity to schedule a time for their Survey 1.

• Screening Survey and Survey 2: These surveys will include questions about the family demographic and SAGE curriculum, pertaining to physical activity, behavioral nutrition, and family health. Both surveys are interviewer administered and may be completed in person or over the phone with parents. Deadline to complete this survey is November 24th, 2023.

• Survey 1: Asks questions regarding housing, employment, health insurance, work/school PPE, medical history and health status, COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, food security, as well as alcohol and tobacco consumption questions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Start of Final Parent Survey + Teacher Evaluation Survey

• Starting on this date, parents can begin completing Survey 6. Survey 6 helps us learn whether the level of physical activity and nutrition at home changed in response to the implementation of the SAGE gardening curriculum.

• Also starting on this date, teachers may start completing their Teacher Evaluation Survey which gives teachers who actively implemented the SAGE gardening curriculum the opportunity to provide feedback on their experiences with the curriculum. 

Year 3 SAGE Play Days T1

• Start date of SAGE Play Days-Time 1 depends on site availability. We hope to schedule most (if not all) our Time 1 Play Days between the days of October 16th, 2023, and November 24th, 2023. 

Teachers may begin implementing the SAGE garden curriculum after SAGE Play Day T1

Year 3 SAGE Play Days T2

• Start date of SAGE Play Days-Time 2 depends on site availability. We hope to schedule most (if not all) our Time 2 Play Days between the days of April 9th, 2024, and May 17th, 2024.

Plant/Transplant Seedlings

• Indicates the best time to plant young plants outdoors. This includes plants grown from seed indoors at home and/or small starter plants purchased from a nursery. (Almanac, N.D.)

Start Fall Seeds Outdoors By or Before this Date

• This label indicates the dates by which you should start seeds outdoors directly in the garden bed. Please note that each date selected on the calendar with this label belongs to a different crop. Some of these crops include: arugula, beet, bell pepper, broccoli, carrot, cucumber, green bean, lettuce, pumpkin, spinach, and much more. To see the remaining crops along with its start by date, visit this link  and scroll down to the ‘Planting Dates for Fall’ section. 

• Example of how to follow: For pumpkins, be sure to start your seeds outside in the garden bed by July 21st to successfully grow a pumpkin by the fall.

Start Spring Seeds Indoors During or Before these Dates

• This label indicates the dates by which you should start seeds indoors using small pots or any small container you might have (e.g., egg cartons, show box, etc.). Please note that each date selected on the calendar with this label belongs to different crops. To see the remaining crops along with its start by dates visit this link and look at the ‘Planting Dates for Spring’ section.