First Lady Michelle Obama Really Digs Kids Gardening
In the morning I met with the First Lady’s staff to discuss school gardening ...
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Why Youth Gardens? We use gardening as a vehicle for encouraging children to make good food choices, augmenting classroom studies with experiential learning, building a love of nature, stimulating social interaction, facilitating cultural exchange, and more. Click here to view data from 2009 that quantifies the benefits of school and youth gardens.
NGA Supports the Welch's Harvest Grants Program
We believe this will encourage them to make smart nutritional choices and form better lifelong eating habits. That's why we chose to support the Welch's Harvest Grants program ...
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Hummingbirds: Tiny Travelers By observing hummingbirds, children can learn about such important concepts as the interactions and interdependence among plant and animal species, the hummingbirds’ innate drive to migrate, and their behavior and habitat—all while employing math, geography, science, and critical-thinking skills. Visit
the Teachers' Room.
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School Garden Registry Collaborate with fellow school gardeners!
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Creating a Family Butterfly Garden A butterfly garden provides a colorful array of nectar-producing plants that not only attract butterflies and hummingbirds, but can also draw your children to explore the intricate relationships of plants and animals. With the appropriate plantings, your garden provides opportunities to educate your children about the life cycle of a butterfly and allows them to view each stage of growth. Visit
the Family Room.
Parents' Primer Looking
for some guidance on how to make the most of your
family garden? Our Parents' Primer can help! Many
other writings on kids’ gardening start with
what to grow and how to design and build a kids’ garden,
prepare soil, and plant, but this primer is not
just about creating one garden for your kids. It’s
about taking advantage of “gardening moments” with
your kids every week in your own backyard ... and
front yard, and in the garage, and at the windowsill,
and in the basement ...
The Parents' Primer is the Family
Resource Room feature for this month
-- find out how to engage your children
in outdoor explorations that cultivate
their love of plants, gardening, and
the environment.
Visit
our online Gardening
With Kids Shop for an extensive selection
of innovative and exclusive items that support gardening with
kids. You'll find tools for classroom
projects and family gardens, and great gifts for gardeners
of all ages.
Educators tell us that outdoor classrooms are a priority.
With a few permanent structures, your school can create a
multi-functional outdoor garden site, where interdisciplinary
learning thrives. Our online
shop specializes in curricula, structures,
tools, accessories,
and more to help you develop and expand your outdoor classroom
or habitat.
2010 Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award Application Available
The Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award recognizes and supports youth gardening programs focused on teaching about our environment, nutrition and hunger issues in the United States. During 2010, 30 organizations will receive a $500 gift certificate. Click here for more details.
Fundraise with Flower Bulbs: Earn 50% Profit
Looking for a "healthy" and alluring option for raising funds for your school? NGA endorses the Flower Power Program. It features easy-to-grow spring-flowering bulbs and is a good deal to boot; your school gets to keep 50% of the profits. Click here to learn more.
Featured Book:Sowing the Seeds of Wonder
Through hands-on activities from the educators at Life Lab, preschool-age children will engage all of their senses as they discover the joys of gardening. Learn more and order here.
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Hummingbirds: Tiny Travelers
Creating a Family Butterfly Garden
Looking
for some guidance on how to make the most of your
family garden? Our Parents' Primer can help! Many
other writings on kids’ gardening start with
what to grow and how to design and build a kids’ garden,
prepare soil, and plant, but this primer is not
just about creating one garden for your kids. It’s
about taking advantage of “gardening moments” with
your kids every week in your own backyard ... and
front yard, and in the garage, and at the windowsill,
and in the basement ... 
