Gardening with Young Children

This article gives families tips about flower gardening, vegetable gardening, and gardening for small spaces with preschoolers at home. 

In this article, early childhood educators can read about tips to start small but dream big with gardening. 

Explore the Gardening with Kids Basics toolkit to help early childhood educators get started with the young children in your life. 

This blog shows educators what is possible with children and outdoor gardening in the Midwest to promote more of a connection to our natural world. 

This blog explains the benefits of gardening with young children including ecological literacy, building understanding of where your food comes from, and promoting a sense of community.

This article gives helpful ideas for families about vegetable gardening with young children at home.

This hub of resources provides videos, lesson plans, and articles about children and gardening.

Gardening is naturally an activity that lends itself to reducing, re-using, and recycling. In any garden, the first goal needs to be to reduce what is used. Next, recycle, especially by composting as much plant material as possible. Finally, strive to find ways to reuse items that would otherwise be discarded.

This article gives helpful ideas for families about vegetable gardening with young children at home.