Organic gardening expert Jeanne Pinsof Nolan of the Organic Gardener Ltd. has created a curriculum of handouts designed to cover the basics of planting a home and/or community vegetable garden. She also offers fun, creative tips for getting children involved in the planting, harvesting and consumption of fresh vegetables.




Please click on the following links to download each curriculum handout:

	“Ready, Set, Grow!” Letter to Parents » Download
	Materials Checklist » Download
	What to Plant When » Download
	Veggie Optimization Chart » Download
	Jeanne’s Tips for Gardening with Kids » Download

About Jeanne Pinsof Nolan

Jeanne Pinsof Nolan, “The Organic Gardener,” has been growing food for 22 years.

In her current role as project manager for Chicago’s Green City Market, she is responsible for designing and implementing The Edible Gardens, a 5,000 square foot vegetable garden for children at Lincoln Park Zoo. She is also the founder of “The Organic Gardener Ltd”, focusing on helping people to have fun successfully growing organic vegetables. She has helped more than 150 Chicago-area families create and maintain organic vegetable gardens and works extensively with schools and restaurants.

She began her career with an apprenticeship in organic vegetable gardening and farming in the high desert of California in 1987. For the next 17 years, she lived on three different organic farms located in Southern California, Austin and Asheville, N.C. During that time, she completed her apprenticeship and went on to manage the gardening operation, teaching her craft to both children and adults.

Nolan has been featured in Travel and Leisure, Food and Wine and North Shore Weekly and on ABC7 Chicago. Recently, she was included in the April issue of Shape for the “2009 Green Living Awards."

She currently lives in Chicago with her husband and two children.