Basic Vegetable Gardening Is Elementary

When it comes to learning about and appreciating the benefits of basic vegetable gardening, you can't start too early. I was happy to read this short piece about 2'nd graders growing their vegetables from seeds and then eating them for lunch once they were harvested. What better way to understand where your food comes from. This article by Brian McCauley appeared in The Miami County Republic.

Basic Vegetable Gardening Is Elementary

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Second-grade science teacher Susie Atkins wanted to find a way to teach her students about gardening and get them outside for some fresh air at the same time. The result was the creation of a vegetable garden at Cottonwood Elementary, and the students are eating up the project — literally.
“The kids have loved doing it,” Atkins said. “They get so excited.”

Original article here at republic-online.com:

Once anyone learns basic vegetable gardening skills and can witness a seed they've planted grow into something that gives nourishment, then is the miracle of life truly appreciated. Let's get our children interested in vegetable gardening and they'll develop a better understanding of where their food comes from. It's a life skill that everyone should know how to do and benefit from.

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To create a garden is to search for a better world. In our effort to improve on nature, we are guided by a vision of paradise. Whether the result is a horticultural masterpiece or only a modest vegetable patch, it is based on the expectation of a glorious future. This hope for the future is at the heart of all gardening.                                    --  Marina Schinz