February 7, 2015—Facilitated by Kalu Oyama. Open to all K-12 teachers. FoodCorps Service Member Kalu Oyama will share her knowledge on balancing our garden soil and improving plant vigor using natural farming methods. The presentation will include a discussion on the similarities between plants and people and the four nutritive stages. Participants will make fermented plant and fruit juices and take home materials on natural farming.

March 7, 2015—Facilitated by Dr. Koh Ming Wei. Open to all K-8 teachers. Participants will learn and practice “systems thinking” skills and acquire tools that will be applied to learning gardens and other curriculum designs. We will practice making the implicit connections within and between systems in the garden explicit, for authentic assessment and exciting learner outcomes.