Clemson Extension School & Community Gardening

☀️Summer break is almost here ☀️ There are two SC Ag in the Classroom summer workshops to choose from! For more information and to register see below:

www.scfb.org/aitc-summer-workshops

Registration is open for our 2026 AITC Summer Workshops! We're changing things up this year and offering two overnight, 2-day workshops.

Join us in Clemson or Charleston for hands-on professional development that will equip you with the tools necessary to integrate agriculture into your daily lessons. Learn more and register on our website: www.scfb.org/aitc-summer-workshops

PLUS, in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we are giving away a FREE registration to each workshop. To enter, tag a teacher friend in the comments and tell us which workshop you'd like to attend. Winners will be announced Friday, May 8.

🎉 Congratulations to our giveaway winners - Julia Choate and Sheryl Maynor! We can't wait to see you this summer! We will send you a direct message to confirm your registration. Disclaimer - we will never ask you for personal or credit card information.

🚨Grant alert for SC schools!! Eight $500 mini-grants available for classrooms incorporating agriculture and growing food with students! Apply by September 7, 2026. 🌱

Applications are open for the 2026 Learn to Farm Classroom Mini-Grants! This program provides funding to support classroom project that enhance students' understanding of agriculture, farming and food systems.

This year, the SCFB Young Farmers and Ranchers are expanding the program to offer two $500 mini-grants per SC Farm Bureau district. That means we'll award eight mini-grants across the state!

Application deadline is September 7, 2026. Learn more and apply online: www.scfb.org/mini-grant 🌱

Want to help your community connect with pollinators this summer? 🐝🌼

Join Clemson Extension on May 28 for a free Zoom program designed for schools, libraries, community gardens, nature groups, HOAs, farms, public gardens, and other organizations interested in hosting a Great Southeast Pollinator Census event this August.

Learn how easy it is to participate, how to plan a successful public counting event, and how your organization can help support pollinator awareness and community science across South Carolina.

Participants will receive free promotional materials, and a limited number of reusable event signs will be available for host sites.

📅 May 28, 2026
🕘 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
💻 Online via Zoom

👉 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1987055049142?aff=oddtdtcreator

Let’s make every pollinator count in South Carolina!

The Great Southeast Pollinator Census: Host Site Training Join Clemson Extension to learn how your organization can host a Great Southeast Pollinator Census (GSEPC) event!

We cannot wait to hear our those salads tasted 😋 Way to grow Plainview Elementary School in Chesterfield County School District! 🥬

South Carolina Farm to School Chesterfield County Cooperative Extension Service

Spring school gardens popping up all over South Carolina! Lead Academy Charter School in Greenville was one of the 12 recipients of the SC School Garden Education & Assistance Program this semester. Thanks to funding from South Carolina Department of Education and in partnership with South Carolina Farm to School, they have had staff trained and a new garden ready for their sweet potato crops in a few weeks! We cannot wait to see this garden grow!

More Earth Day school garden celebrations 💚🌎🌱 Look at that beautiful lettuce 🥬

Plainview Elementary School Chesterfield County Cooperative Extension Service South Carolina Farm to School

🌱 Spring planting is in full swing!

Schools across South Carolina have been hard at work growing lettuce, collards, and English peas. 🥬 🫛

As the final onions come out of the ground, students are now getting ready to plant radish seeds. 🫜

Check out Prosperity-Rikard Elementary School's amazing harvest and the "fruits" (veggies!) of their hard work! 👩‍🌾👨‍🌾

School District of Newberry County Newberry County 4-H South Carolina Farm to School

🌱 Seed library friends this is worth a look!

If you’re working with (or thinking about starting) a seed library, this upcoming Sustaining a Seed Library Conference is a great opportunity to learn from others doing this work across the country.

🗓 May 16, 2026
⏰ 12:00–2:30 PM EST
💻 Virtual + recordings available

Topics include saving local seeds, building strong programming, and supporting the folks who keep seed libraries going.

I’m sharing in case it’s helpful to others in our network so feel free to pass it along!

🔗 https://givebutter.com/sustaining-a-seed-library

Need help sustaining your seed library? Join us on Saturday, May 16th, for the Sustaining a Seed Library Conference. https://givebutter.com/sustaining-a-seed-library Online. 4 speakers with 30 minutes of breakout sessions. 9-11:30 AM PST/ 12-2:30 PM EST.

‼️Another garden grant opportunity! The GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant, brought to you by ScottsMiracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening.org, will be awarding 120 non-profit organizations (including schools) $750 to start or expand their youth garden or greenspace. 🌱

🔗The deadline to apply is Friday, January 30, 2026- https://kidsgardening.org/grant-opportunities/gromoregood-grassroots-grant/?mc_cid=69a53e6830&mc_eid=c4faf49db6