Calcium-Rich Fruits and Vegetables You Can Grow in Your Community Garden
Calcium is essential to your child’s development. It is necessary for the growth and maintenance of their bones and teeth and helps with nerve functioning and muscle contraction among other benefits. When you think of calcium and children, dairy products likely come to mind. However, considering that approximately 65 percent of the global population has a reduced […]
Best Gardening Books for Children
Technology may be on the tip of everyone’s tongue when it comes to the discussion of tools to best educate (and entertain) children of this millennium. Our own foundation has recently written blog posts recommending smartphone/tablet applications for teaching kids about health and nutrition along with organic gardening and farming. While this technology will indeed continue […]
Easiest Fruits and Vegetables to Grow from Seed Indoors
A big part of what we hope to accomplish here at the Plant a Seed & See What Grows Foundation is to inspire parents, guardians, and teachers to encourage their children and students to develop an interest in healthy organic gardening. Getting a head start in the concept, early in one’s life, helps avoid the […]
Common Nutrient Deficiencies in Childhood
Many households are under the impression that Canada and the U.S. are exempt from the nutritional deficiencies felt by the less developed corners of the world. While the extremes are certainly different hidden hunger impacts the populations on our soil as well, in particular our children. In the Plant a Seed & See What Grows […]
How to Promote Healthy Eating in Early Years – 5 Can’t Miss Strategies
One of the things we focus on here at Plant A Seed & See What Grows Foundation is childhood nutrition. Developing healthy eating habits in early youth provides not only a strong foundation for children, but for the entire household, neighborhood and community as initiatives reverberate from home-to-home and school-to-school. Today, we take a look […]
How to Start a School Breakfast Program
There is no overstating the importance of childhood nutrition, especially with respect to its connection to educational performance. A child’s ability to concentrate in the classroom, process information, interact with students and teachers, and participate in recreational activities in the school are directly correlated to their nutritional intake. While it of course is ideal if […]