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Learning Tools

Page initiated December 2010

Friendship Gardens' Gardening 101

Click here for the Friendship Gardens self-paced tutorial on basic home gardening topics.

Mecklenburg County compost classes

Use this link for the schedule of basic home composting workshops hosted by Meckenburg Solid Waste and Recycling.

Slow Food USA tools

"What we’ve found is that handing over a lengthy curriculum guide or project plan can overwhelm someone who’s just warming up to the idea of taking action. We felt the need to create a set of easily digestible introductory resources to support the growing number of parents who are interested in improving the way their children experience food in school...."

“Building a School Garden” suggests outstanding school garden curriculum guides, points to trusted seed and garden supply companies, and provides a checklist of tasks to help the garden take root in the school community. Download from slowfoodusa.org; an archived copy is here.

“Improving School Food” helps parents identify a target (e.g. the cafeteria, vending machines, food rewards in the classroom), build community support to address the target, and work with key decision-makers to come to a resolution. Download from slowfoodusa.org; an archived copy is here.

Friendship Gardens Charlotte
Creating local, renewable nutritious food resources for meals-on-wheels recipients
An Initiative of Slow Food Charlotte and Friendship Trays, Inc.

Friendship Trays, 2401-A Distribution St. Charlotte, NC 28203 voice 704-333-9229 fax 704-333-5947
Meals-on-wheels in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC
Delivering, in a caring and friendly manner, balanced meals to individuals in this community
who are unable, because of age or infirmity, to obtain and prepare their own meal
Friendship Trays is a 501(c)(3) organization. Employer ID #56-1201496. Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license
are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-807-2000. The license is not an endorsement by the State.