In The Garden
A Good Time for Home Gardening with Kids
Whether you’re starting a new gardening adventure or looking for additional gardening activities for kids, we want to make sure you have a variety of support resources.
With families spending more time at home, we’re here to help inspire your kids with upcycled crafts, learning about where their food comes from and to get excited to help in the kitchen!
Whole Kids Foundation announced that 550 garden grants will be awarded to schools and school garden-support organizations to sustain edible educational gardens. The $1.65 million investment will serve 264,786 students by providing $3,000 grants in 50 U.S. States, Puerto Rico and 9 Canadian provinces. In addition to the 550 monetary grants, 386 grant applicants who did not receive a garden grant this year have been provided the opportunity to receive a donated Lettuce Grow Farmstand, a hydroponic growing system.
Whether you’re starting a new gardening adventure or looking for additional gardening activities for kids, we want to make sure you have a variety of support resources.
April is National Poetry Month, celebrate with poetry-filled, garden-centric books for young readers. Poetry helps open us up to the many sensory experiences of a spring garden, giving us new ways to see things.
Spring is in the air! It’s a great time to think about gardening, especially with children. There are many wonderful picture books to introduce young readers to gardening. Here are a few of my favorites, for toddlers to new readers, that help us spot signs of spring, learn all about seeds, dream up our best spring gardens, and get inspired to plant.
Add nutrition to every bite and inspire your kids to help in the kitchen with easy-to-follow recipe steps.
Stay up to date on our grant programs and how our favorite schools and organizations are doing!
Stay up to date on our grant programs and how our favorite schools and organizations are doing!