How to Keep Kids Interested in Gardening Through the Winter
How to Keep Kids Interested in Gardening Through the Winter It’s about that time of the year again, as the earth’s axis points away from the sun to bring winter weather across Canada. This can present a challenge to parents and educators who prefer to keep their kids/students engaged in gardening activities as colder temperatures […]
Pre-Gardening Exercises for Kids
In our recent article titled “When Can Kids Start Gardening?” (which is today, by the way) we discussed the physical fitness development element of the activity. It’s absolutely true that gardening will help your children build core strength and foster an internal musculoskeletal environment that will do their bodies good for decades to come. And […]
When Can Kids Start Gardening?
When Can Kids Start Gardening? Allow us to take you on a little exercise. It’ll be brief, we promise! Open up your Google (or BING if you prefer) search bar and start typing in “when can kids start…” and you’ll discover the search engine autocomplete a variety of questions that parents, guardians, and educators ask […]
Maui and Garden Farm Preservation in Canada
What Maui Can Teach Your Students About Garden and Farm Preservation Teachers often use current events to teach students of all-ages about important concepts. Often these current events are tragic, but they come with lessons that are important to learn about, even (or especially) at an early age. This is true for the tragedy that […]
Seed Preservation Lesson Plan for Your Students
Seed Preservation Lesson Plan for Your Students The new school year is here! We’re taking the opportunity to expand upon the Growing Plants in the Classroom lesson plan from last month with a look at – seed preservation. It’s important to teach your students about seed preservation, especially in this very clear time of climate […]
How Kids Can Help Protect Bees this Summer
How Kids Can Help Protect Bees this Summer The warm summer months are peak bee season across Canada. When most us (grownups) were younger, we considered the yellow and black insect to be a threat to summertime fun as we ran in fear of being stung. Thankfully the irrational fear has not been passed down […]
Growing Plants in the Classroom
Growing Plants in the Classroom The next school semester is weeks away (at press) and as an educator you can’t help but wonder what new and exciting things to introduce to your students in the year ahead. You may have explored a gardening project on your school grounds (such as these) but you’re hoping to […]
Barriers to Food Security in Canada
Barriers to Food Security in Canada and How You Can Help Despite a growing number of efforts being launched in the fight against food insecurity, it remains a significant issue across Canada. The statistics are actually quite mind-blowing and heartbreaking. Recent data shows that 6.9 million people across the ten provinces, including nearly 1.8 million […]
Benefits of Having a Community Garden in Your Neighbourhood
Benefits of Having a Community Garden…as Your Neighbour Do you own the empty plot of land beside your home? If so, have you been considering uses for it? Sure, you could build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and charge rent, but you don’t really want the hassle of being a landlord, nor do you want […]
How to Bring the Ocean Into Your Garden
How to Bring the Ocean Into Your Garden Admittedly, the title of this article sounds a little destructive, inciting visions of a coastal wave blanketing a garden and uprooting its crops. That’s not what we’re talking about today. Instead, we want to honor the arrival of World Oceans Day (June 8) with a look at […]