Growing Food and Kids

Last summer, I posted about some of my family’s favorite children’s books about gardens and gardening. But there are so many good ones out there, and I recently discovered the “Growing Good Kids Excellence in Children’s Literature" Book Awards Program, sponsored by the American Horticultural Society’s Junior Master Gardeners, which recognizes the best children’s books [...]

When we’re not spending time outside (in the garden or otherwise), my kids and I love to read books together. Not only is reading together fun, but of course it’s educational for kids, even very young ones: According to this research report from Child Trends DataBank, children who are read to regularly display by age [...]