Hi Jeannette, It was great to meet you yesterday!  Here is the info about the School Yard Gardens Study Group.  Please sign up through Richnet.  If you have any problems, please let me know.   Thanks! Rosalind School Yard Gardens Study Group: Dirt Makes you Grow         Dates:                   Feb. 17, (ProD Day), 1-3pm                 Feb.29, 3:30 – 5:00pm                         EarlyMarch – warba potato planting                 March 28, 3:30 – 5:00pm                 April25, 3:30 – 5:00pm This is the first ever School Yard Gardens Study Group. Sign up and get hands on strategies to engage students and staff in classroom/school gardens.   Jill Wright, a landscape architect and master gardener will lead you through 4 hands-on sessions about soil management, growing charts and pest and disease control.  We will be using two books: "How to Grow a School Garden" and "Backyard Bounty."  Both are excellent resources and you will have the opportunity to buy the books at a discounted rate.   Please note that space is limited to 15 participants and you must be able to attend all four sessions.  SIGN UP THROUGH RICHNET to reserve your spot. If you have any questions, please email Rosalind @ rpoon@sd38.bc.ca or call 604-668-6000 ext. 4024.   Rosalind Ms. Rosalind Poon Teacher Consultant School District #38 (Richmond) 7811 Granville Avenue Richmond, B.C. V6Y 3E3 phone: 604-668-6000 ext. 4024 fax: 604-233-0521