$600 Garden           Contest

ANNOUNCING THE ALL NEW

2008 SCHOOL SFG CONTEST

TOTAL PRIZES OF $600 !!

Registration is necessary to enter the contest so get registered now and start planning your project. Fill out the application below and get a lesson plan at half price.  Then start planning your project for 2008.

From the Square Foot Garden Foundation  

A yearly contest is held for the most innovative, colorful and graphic Square Foot Garden.   Examples range from a teaching garden, to a gardening   course, display or project. Entry is open to any teacher and her students in the United States or Canada in a public, private, or home school of 7 or more students at any age.   The teacher conducts a class or course and with her students, builds a garden, makes a school display, or creates a science fair project or a home garden project. Previous cash winners may still enter each year for honorable mention, and will be eligible again for cash prizes in 3 years. For those from Canada, we only ask that you send the extra shipping costs of $7.50 for the half price Lesson Plan everyone will receive upon registering for the contest.  

This award is in honor and memory of  

Gail Bartholomew Osgood.  

(1954 – 2000)  

Gail was one of the original members of the Board of Directors for the Square Foot Gardening Foundation. She was a fourth grade teacher   in a private school in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and she strongly supported her father’s work by teaching SFG to school children. We feel that this annual award is a fitting tribute to honor Gail and her lifetime mission of instilling wonder and stimulating new ideas in children. Her feeling was that this approach would   help them “want to learn” rather than “have to learn.” Gardening can encompass all of the subjects of education and can happen while the student is having fun.

This photo was taken at the Master Gardeners’ National Convention in Houston, Texas.

  Mel was the principal speaker that year and Gail manned the SFG informational display booth.   At the closing of the convention dinner/dance, Mel and Gail danced to “The Eyes of Texas are upon you.” You can tell by the picture that was a happy moment for both.

                               FOR THIS GARDEN CONTEST

The class and teacher can reach for the stars with imagination, inventiveness and creativity on projects for entry.   Pre-registration is required by April 25th and your final entry date is June 25th.

When your final entry is submitted, it should be accompanied by photos, video tape, computer disc etc.   NO DISPLAY BOARDS OR BUILDING MODELS, PLEASE.   Entry must fit into a 10” x 13” envelope and be all about Square Foot Gardening. Winning entries must follow THE TEN BASICS of Square Foot Gardening and have prominent and visible grids showing. See our web page at www.squarefootgardening.com for all the basics and principles.  

Purpose:   To educate and teach the basic principles of Square Foot Gardening.   To encourage students to help others by spreading the new found information.

Square Foot Gardening Board Members, employees or anyone related to same are not eligible to enter.  

Typical Projects  

Your registration includes a $17.00 lesson plan book at half price containing many projects and ideas as well as teaching steps and intended outcomes. Teach the entire SFG system right from this book.

Final Registration:        April 25, 2008
Submission of Entry:   August 25, 2008
Best 10 Selected:         September 15, 2008
Winner Awarded:         September 25, 2008

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Copy and paste this form into your word processor then email the completed form to us at teacher@squarefootgardening.com  

SQUARE FOOT GARDEN FOUNDATION

SCHOOL GARDEN CONTEST REGISTRATION

OPEN TO THE 1ST 100 ENTRIES

Register now and you are automatically eligible to win the 300 dollar first prize in addition to getting your half price lesson plan in the mail right away.  Look it over for ideas and start planning your project for 2008

Teacher's Home Information

Name:  _____   ____________ _______ Date _________

Address:_______________________________________

City:  _____    _____State :_____ _____Zip:_   _______

Telephone: _____________ _ Email: _______________

  Teacher's School Information  

School:   _____   ________Your Class_______________

Address: ___   _________________ 

City:_   ______________    State:   _______ Zip: ______

Teacher's SFG Experience  

@ Home: ___   ______________ _____   _____________ 

@ School:______________ _____   ______________ ____

Project Ideas:_____________________________________

HOW TO REGISTER fill out and submit this registration: include your credit card info or mail with a check, you will then get the $ 17 lesson plan (at half price + $3.95 s/h = total of $ 12.45),  mailed to your home address.

CC # ______________________ Ex date _______________

SEND

•  By email ( teacher@squarefootgardening.com )

•  By snail mail:

The Square Foot Gardening Foundation - School Garden Award, Box 10 , Eden , UTAH 84310  

Good Luck !!