Feel the magic of the garden! KidsGardening is excited to garden with our friends at Gabby’s Dollhouse! Whether or not you have a magical Kitty Fairy to garden with, there are many fun and easy ways to garden at home.…
Join the Kids Garden Community! Connect. Grow. Share. Join a growing community of educators, families, and volunteers bringing the joys of gardening to kids! The Kids Garden Community is a new online community for gardeners like you. From garden ideas…
Are you looking for some kids garden gift ideas? We’ve got them! This year, we’re thinking hands-on. These suggestions are great for all ages – including adults. Garden kits There are lots of great garden kits out there, but you…
Abenaki Food and Heritage Earlier this year The Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation partnered with a number of Vermont-based food systems-focused organizations to start the Abenaki Land Link Project. In its pilot year, the program provided indigenous seeds…
Oglala Lakota Youth The Red Cloud Indian School (MaÈŸpÃya Lúta Owáyawa) in the Pine Ridge, SD is using their Farm to School program to provide opportunities for Oglala Lakota youth in grades K-12 to connect with their tribe’s traditional knowledge and…
We’re excited to welcome Carrie Strohl, the founder and leader at The School Garden Doctor to the KidsGardening blog today! We (virtually) met Carrie at the National Children and Youth Garden Conference this summer, and asked if she’d share a bit about…
“Mommy we have a new pet!” Recently my kids came home from an afternoon at their grandparents’ house with a tiny caterpillar. It was called Dilly, as they were found in Gram’s dill, and brought to our house because my…
When I start my seeds in early spring, I’m full of energy and excitement that has built up over winter. At the end of the season, my excitement is replenished by fresh tomatoes. It’s that time in the middle that…
R.M. Miano Elementary If you are looking for an example of a successful and sustainable school garden program, 2019 Budding Botanist winner R.M Miano Elementary School in Los Banos, California is a great place to start. “Seventeen years ago, we…
Working the Room with Worms There was a look of surprise on the faces in the audience when I dumped out a tub of worms into my hands and started walking around the room, with my hands out to show…