We have partnered with our friends at PBS KIDS to bring content this summer to help support parents and educate and entertain kids.
In this electronic age, kids need time for meaningful family connection. Nature play, or time spent in nature, boasts many benefits, and time in the garden allows for team building and promotes communication skills. Whether you're using nature to learn, grow food, or to relax, these activities are sure to elevate your experience.
Our approach connects kids with food, sparks their curiosity and inspires them to make healthier choices. Given the right opportunities like planting a seed, helping in the kitchen and trying new foods, kids will get excited about fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains and other wholesome foods.
We believe that small changes at mealtime can add up to lifelong healthy eating habits. If you’re wondering where to start, we’ve made it easier with three simple guidelines that work for kids, and really, anyone.
The power and potential of the gardens at Madison Elementary School in Olympia, Washington, is rooted in the school’s partnership with their next-door neighbor, Avanti High School.
This mutually beneficial relationship between schools has been the key to not only encouraging the gardens’ success for more than a decade but also to helping students flourish.
Grow Dat Youth Farm has been cultivating a diverse crop of urban farmers, young leaders, and social justice seekers every year since 2011.
One in four New Orleans residents are considered food insecure, meaning they don’t have enough to eat or access to fresh foods. To help address this need, students and staff at the Tulane School of Architecture built and donated Grow Dat’s award-winning eco campus, which now produces more than 30,000 pounds of food per year on 2.5 acres inside New Orleans City Park.
The garden at Kelly Elementary is the centerpiece of the long-term Kelly Green Project, led by the nearby Hansberry Garden and Nature Center. The overall vision is to redevelop the sprawling, four-acre schoolyard to promote environmental education, healthy play, habitat conservation and community gathering.
“The garden has really been the base of the pyramid for the other projects we want to take on, and we now have lots more people supportive and engaged in our efforts,” says Barnebey. “This is going to be a dynamite space someday.”
Make it a family affair with our Kids Club. We've teamed up with KidsGardening to share at-home gardening activities for kids. Further inspire your kiddos to explore the garden and grow their own food. From making a Seed Viewer to making fruit and vegetable art on your plate, you can find plenty of activities to inspire any young gardener.