title: Best practices models for implementing, sustaining, and using instructional school gardens in California.
abstract: To ascertain best practices for schools implementing or sustaining instructional school gardens by interviewing key members in 10 schools with exemplary instructional school gardens programs in California. Practices of schools with exemplary instructional school gardens programs were analyzed by constant comparative analysis using qualitative data analysis software. Seven of the 10 schools had people from at least 3 of the following 4 groups: administrators, teachers, parent and community volunteers and garden coordinators. Nine of 10 schools had a part- or full-time garden coordinator. Results demonstrated that a committee committed to instructional school gardens is the most important step towards success.
authors: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors: Eric L
authors: EL
authors: Hazzard
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Moreno
authors: Deborah L
authors: DL
authors: Beall
authors: Sheri
authors: S
authors: Zidenberg-Cherr
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D005178:Faculty; D051639:Gardening / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012574:Schools