Grow kids while you grow plants
Youth gardens serve as living laboratories for exploration, generate curiosity of the natural world and provide exercise and exposure to healthy eating habits. With a bit of effort, your organization could build a successful garden for youth education. Consider all the places you can begin to plant youth-centered learning gardens: schools, community centers, libraries, and faith-based sites.
A garden can be as simple as containers, raised beds, or more elaborate to include edible spaces, trees, and native gardens to support pollinators. A school garden is a great place to learn-by-doing and can be used to meet Next Generation Science Standards. When working with school gardens, teachers, parents, administration, and students, should help to plan and support the garden.
