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jasminemin
What's the history of school gardens?
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Roger Doiron
School gardens have a long history going back to the early 19th century, starting first in Europe and then traveling to the US and other places. Rose Hayden-Smith does an excellent job capturing much of it here: http://kgi.org/blogs/rose-hayden-smith/brief-history-school-gardens
jasminemin
Thank you for the answer! But could you tell me about history of children's garden and the other Q?

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