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ESY Allergic Reaction and Bee Sting Action Plan, and Bee Email to the Community
Many people are cautious when bringing bees into the schoolyard. This resource outlines the protocol for responding to a severe allergic reaction caused by a bee sting, as well as the letter we send to the school community to reassure folks and get them excited about having a hive on campus.
Edible Schoolyard Garden Infrastructures and Systems
One of the most exciting aspects of designing a structure or open space is thinking about the user experience, in this case our students. We believe there is an interplay between what you build and why you build it and how the students will interact with it.
Cooking in the Garden Tool Kit
This resource lists basic tools for an outdoor kitchen and poses some questions to consider when building your tool kit. Also included are sample recipes that can be prepared using garden produce and a cooking kit.
Safety from Seed to Service
This resource highlights several schools that have succeeded in bringing food that they grow into their cafeteria programs.
Garden Curriculum Development Protocol
This resource shows the process that garden teachers follow when creating new lessons.
Crafting a Check-In Question
In every class we start the small-group component with a check-in. This check-in serves to remind all students, teachers, and volunteers of each other's’ names, and to give everyone an opportunity to speak and listen to one another.
Sample Question Cards
This resource provides a set of open-ended questions intended to spur conversation and reflective thinking among students. At the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley, these questions are hand-written on index cards and are used in the kitchen classroom to encourage communication around the table.
Chicken, Compost, and Green House Responsibilities at the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley
This resource describes procedures for maintaining chickens, a compost system, and a greenhouse at the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley.
ESYB Curriculum
Garden Immersion Week
In an Immersion Week, students come to the garden every day for a week. Our seventh-grade classes come for two weeks of immersion, one in each semester. Eighth-grade classes come for one week in the spring.
Grade: 
6 – 8
Progression:
5 of 5
USDA Food Safety Tips for School Gardens
This document outlines practices for enhancing the safety of food grown in school gardens.
Common Assessments in the Garden
In the garden, we rely on a variety of practices to assess our teaching and our students’ knowledge. Reporting out in a group setting, playing interactive games, and applying skills in the field can be used successfully throughout garden class as assessment practices.

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