No, it's not time to start thinking about "Back to School" but it is time to get a look at a newly sprouted school garden. This spring my daughter's 2nd grade teacher (Mrs. Kwid) proposed creating a school garden as a community service project for all second graders attending our elementary school. The proposal was …
Gardening with children is both fun and rewarding! I have noticed many children have a fascination with 'magic seeds' (er... beans anyway) and planting seeds to grow their very own apple, cherry, whatever-they-love-to-eat tree or plant can be very exciting. As a child, I remember planting seeds from an apple I had eaten to have …
Today I am volunteering at our neighborhood elementary school to 'build out' a raised bed vegetable and flower garden. Hope to share some of the highlights next week. Did you know anything raised in a school garden can be served by the school cafeteria in lunches and can also be used at snack times? What …
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