Parents, Grandparents & Care Givers get to spend quality together time out of doors with children
Teaches kids about food basics of growing organic food
Kids eat more vegetables!
Teaches kids about soil, bugs, environment & balance of nature
Teaches self-sufficiency
Teaches responsibility
Teaches pride of ownership and improves self esteem
Cost savings over purchasing store-bought vegetables
Recent study reveals……
“If kids grow vegetables, they’re more likely to eat them” Published in a new Cornell study published in Acta Paediatrica “shows that when garden grown vegetables were slipped into school salads, kids were over four times as likely to take a salad”……
……A gardening study published in the Journal of American Diatetic Association found that 98% of the children study enjoyed tasting new fruits and vegetables, 96% enjoyed working in the garden and 91% enjoyed learning about fruits and vegetables through a gardening project. The study also found that gardening significantly increased the number of new fruits and vegetables children tried. Amazing!
