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As part of UGA Extension's Pollinator Census Project, school and community gardeners planted "Snow Flurry" asters — a native ground cover — to attract pollinators. They will keep track of how many visitors the plants attract. CAES News
Pollinator Census 07/12/17 Merritt Melancon
Georgia students and teachers at 50 school and community gardens across the state will launch the inaugural Pollinator Census Project this August. The data will shed light on pollinator populations in Georgia and how well the native ground cover — the ‘Snow Flurry’ aster — can support them.
Becky Griffin, UGA Extension community and school garden coordinator, speaks to a group of teachers at a school garden curriculum training at UGArden in Athens, Georgia. CAES News
School Gardens 07/12/16 Sharon Dowdy
School gardens are an excellent educational tool. English teachers use school gardens by reading a book in class before planting the crops or flowers that were mentioned in the book. Math teachers use gardens to teach division and even geometry by having the children grow plots of plants in different shapes.