Teaching Packages

There are three different teaching packages available in this toolkit. Choose which to use based on the needs of your audience. Consider combining a presentation with an activity, and use the print resources to supplement the covered material.

The goal of the "Vegetables for Everyone" presentation is to share experiences with growing food crops, and to convince people that they can and should try growing vegetables no matter where they live. Best for audiences with little to no experience growing vegetables or gardening. Presentation should take about 30 minutes, and is best paired with a hands-on activity.

• Vegetables for Everyone Presentation (.pdf)
• Vegetables for Everyone Speaker Notes
• Evaluation Form, Class Roster, and Record Keeping Form
• Potential activities to compliment this presentation: Newspaper Pots

The Get Growing presentation will cover most of the considerations you should make when growing vegetables. Use the How-To Handouts to supplement material covered. Best for audiences with little to no experience growing vegetables or gardening. Presentation should take about 45 minutes.

• Get Growing Presentation (.pdf)
• Get Growing Speaker Notes
• Get Growing Handout
• Minnesota Winners Handout
• Evaluation Form, Class Roster, and Record Keeping Form

The Veggies for Containers presentation covers the basics of growing food crops in container gardens, making sure that growing vegetables is accessible to everyone. Use the How-To Handouts to supplement the material covered. Best for audiences with little to no experience growing vegetables or gardening. Presentation should take about 45 minutes.

• Veggies for Containers Presentation (.pdf)
• Veggies for Containers Speaker Notes
• Veggies for Containers Handout
• Evaluation Form, Class Roster, and Record Keeping Form