Tips for Parents & Families

Dig In! Picture Books for the Summer Garden

Summer gardens are in full swing! Green beans, tomatoes, sunflowers, cucumbers, squash, okra, melons, basil, corn, eggplant, peppers, and more. This is such a colorful, juicy, flavorful season…perfect for garden adventures with kids. Now is the time to plan outings to community gardens, farmers’ markets, and farm stands, and befriend neighbors with gardens. You’ll see what grows well in your area and gather lots of ideas for what you might plant in your own garden.

Learning from Bees: A Novice Beekeeper’s Story

After Whole Kids Foundation funded its first school beehive in 2015, we’ve been a little bee-obsessed. Nearly 400 beehive grants later, and just like our students, teachers and schools, we understand how important pollinators are to our food system.

One in three bites of food is thanks to our pollinators.

Because I love food and have worked in the food business my whole life, I have been a bee evangelist since we helped that first school get its hive four years ago. Last year, I became a beekeeper.

6 Ways to Help Honeybees

We need bees and they need us! Here are 6 easy ways you and your kids can help protect pollinators. #GiveBeesAChance

Why Bees Should Go to School

Tami Enright, executive director of The Bee Cause Project and bee champion, is hoping to create a new generation of bee lovers. She’s working to bring educational beehives to thousands of students across the U.S. and Canada through the Give Bees a Chance campaign — and you can help!