KidsGardening recently chatted with JaNay Brown-Wood, an award-winning children’s author, poet, educator, and scholar on Instagram Live. She did a read aloud of her latest book, Miguel’s Community Garden, and shared her insights on how gardening with kids supports their holistic…
Project Seeds of Wonder (S.O.W.): Food Gardening with Justice in Mind is a food gardening curriculum published in February 2022 by Cornell University. Created for educators who work with young people ages 13-19, Project S.O.W. consists of 4 units: Cultivating…
Art Activities Using Natural Dyes (and a giveaway!) Creating arts and crafts using natural dyes allows you to transform the inherent beauty and vibrancy of plants into a new form. This garden activity pack will walk you through: After learning…
Nikhil and Alex’s Roots From the very beginning, the story of Nikhil Arora and Alejandro “Alex” Velez, founders of Back to the Roots has been one of synchronicity. “Synchronicity” is a term first used by Psychologist Carl Jung to refer…
GroMoreGood Grassroots Winners Showcase Accessible Youth Gardens The days are getting longer, birds are chirping, and temperatures are warming across the country. Spring is in the air! Just before the first day of spring, we were excited to join our…
For the Buzzell family, gardening is healing. Jinah is the mother of Logan and Lyla who are known as “The Buzz Tots.” They spend many hours together in the garden – their “jungle” – with bare feet in the soil,…
Lessons to Grow By is back! In fall of 2020, we piloted a new program, originally designed for caregivers teaching at home or educators teaching remotely. Each week, we sent out an email with hands-on activities, reading, and links for…
KidsGardening and Kiwanis share the vision of creating a better world for kids, a world full of opportunities to thrive. Gardens provide an ideal setting and tool for nurturing kids — their bodies and minds — while improving the communities…
KidsGardening is thrilled to announce that the new Growing School Food Gardens Community is live in the Kids Garden Community! With the support of the USDA, the Growing School Food Gardens Community will facilitate peer-to-peer learning opportunities, mentorship programs, regional…
Drops of water glistening on leaves; the earthy smell of soil; green, succulent foliage. Pink petals; bees buzzing; a sweet floral aroma wafting in the air. These sensations are what brings Jasmine Jefferson back to her childhood. Jasmine comes from…