Garden-based education
From Earthy Chats Podcast by Outdoor Learning School & Store/CBEEN, and Stoked on Science
February 28, 2026 · 56 min · Season 1 · Episode 33
About this episode
Noel Cibulka discusses the challenges and strategies of integrating gardening into education, especially in urban settings.
Have you thought about starting a garden to use in your teaching? What if you’re in an urban area? Perhaps you’re working on a shoe-string budget. How can you get started and, most importantly, keep a garden going once the initial excitement fades? These are some of the questions and challenges that Noel Cibulka and the team at KidsGardening tackle on a daily basis. Noel joined us to talk all things school gardening, including specific tips on how to integrate math into garden-based education. Guest: Noel Cibulka Adapted from the Kids Gardening website: Noel Cibulka started with KidsGardening in the summer of 2022. As Educational Content Manager she helps develop KG’s annual garden-based educational content strategy, co-developing original educational materials, overseeing the editorial calendar and supporting the content marketing plan. She also supports the KidsGardening Community with resource vetting and engagement. Growing up in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Noel developed a deep appreciation for the natural world while swimming, hiking, gardening, and foraging for fruit with family and friends. She holds a BA in Creative Writing from University of Southern California, where she…
People in this episode
Guest: Noel Cibulka
Topics covered
- garden-based education
- urban gardening
- math integration
- educational strategies
- sustainable teaching
Keywords
- garden education
- urban gardening
- math in education
- KidsGardening
- sustainable practices
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: KidsGardening
Books & works: Math in the Garden, Math in the Garden e-Course, The Everyday School Garden, Sowing the Seeds of Wonder, Jardiner à l’école
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