In today's fast-paced digital world, it's more important than ever to foster a love for nature and gardening in our children. As a mother and someone whose mission is to bring nature and gardening to kids, I'm always on the lookout for tools that could help. When I first came across "Up in the...

Summer is finally here, and what better way to celebrate the sun-kissed days than by engaging in a fun and educational activity with your family? Imagine the joy of watching your children or grandchildren marvel at the wonders of nature as they nurture their very own vegetable garden. In this...

Last Mother's Day me and my kids, well mostly me and my little one... cause my older (almost 20 years old now) is in the too-cool-to-garden phase! Lol... But she still did help out to be fair...

We planted a balcony garden for Grandma as a gift.

We planted seeds of lettuce, arugula, and...

Have you ever had a moment when your child blows your mind but not in a good way? You know that moment when their lack of knowledge about something you thought they already knew, surprises you? I had one of those a few years ago when my daughter enthusiastically exclaimed that herbs could help...

As parents and grandparents, we want to encourage our children to learn and engage with the world around them. Gardening is an excellent way to foster this curiosity. But should we use supplies and materials that could harm the environment and our health, in the name of growing local food?

I...

Have you ever even thought about growing a school garden?

Did you happen to Google to see how you should go about it and where you should start?

Did the advice you found look something along the lines of...

Step1: Form a Garden Committee

Step 2: Determine Goals

Step 3: Raise funds

Step...

You're an elementary teacher with a dream...

And in this dream, there's a garden you grow with your students...

I know that because you are on this page reading!

But this dream is bogged down with "Ya but" here and "Ya but" there.

But isn't a garden expensive?

But doesn't it need an outdoor...

Elementary Teachers,

The last 2 weeks were pretty great I think because I revealed so much important information to help you bust your fears of starting a garden with your students.

Busted a few myths and showed you how to find the time to do this!

It's all HERE in last week's playlist and Down...

Are you a teacher who would have loved it if you could grow a food garden with your students...

BUT...

You are not doing it because...

1) Do You think you need outdoor space?

2) You've never grown a thing in your life and think you've got gray thumbs.

3) Or do you think you need to organize...

After almost a decade of growing school gardens, in all kinds of schools, and in all types of settings, in-school, after-school, clubs, teaching myself, training facilitators who taught my programs, training classroom teachers, and providing them with resources and coaching, there are 5...

Should you leave growing food gardens for spring and completely forget about them in fall and winter?
Absolutely not! For a few reasons:

1) First, you can teach about good food and the positive environmental impacts humans can have just by growing food locally... The young are disappointed in us...