San Antonio Children’s Garden
SAN ANTONIO, TX Script: The San Antonio Botanical Gardens is known for showing of exotic plant life — like orchids and colorful roses. But in rear of the Botanical center more mundane plants are grown — back at the Children’s Vegetable Garden. Every Saturday morning children like nine-year old Ben Wenzel show up with their parents …Read more »
Michigan’s 4-H Children’s Garden
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN The Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden attracts more than 150,000 visitors a year from all over the world. Located on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan, the garden offers fun and educational opportunities for children and adults alike.
Gardening with Children
FROM PLANET NATURAL GARDEN SUPPLY in BOZEMAN, MONTANA Planet Natural says, “Gardening parents frequently ask us how they can get their young children hooked on the idea of growing their own flowers and vegetables.”
Welcome to Ithaca Children’s Garden
ITHACA, NEW YORK The mission of the Ithaca Children’s Garden is to inspire, promote, and sustain youth and community stewardship of the natural environment through garden-based learning and discovery.
Columbus Foundation: Highland Youth Garden
COLUMBUS, OHIO Throughout Columbus, impressive community gardens are thriving and bringing people together. These numerous gardens are helping build civic pride and beautify neighborhoods. Inspiring people fill the ranks of community gardeners. One such Columbus resident, Peggy Murphy, started the Highland Youth Garden in the Hilltop area four years ago.
Common Good City Farm Trailer
WASHINGTON, D.C. Common Good City Farm in Washington, DC’s LeDroit Park is DC Farm-to-School Approved! DC Greens encourages District teachers to engage their students in farm-based learning. To aid in their search for programs that provide a rich educational experience we have developed an assessment tool – the DC Farm to School Stamp of Approval …Read more »
A Vision in Youth Gardening Leadership: Ground Up Organics
SEATTLE, WA Ground Up Organics is a Seattle-based project of the organization Creatives for Community or C4C. Its focus is on teaching teenagers to be leaders in the green revolution and specifically in urban organic agriculture. This story originally aired on The Seattle Channel program “City Stream.” I filmed and edited it while Penny Legate …Read more »
Washington Youth Garden Trailer
WASHINGTON, D.C. Washington Youth Garden at the US National Arboretum in Washington, DC is DC Farm-to-School Approved! DC Greens encourages District teachers to engage their students in farm-based learning. To aid in their search for programs that provide a rich educational experience we have developed an assessment tool – the DC Farm to School Stamp …Read more »
Ponca City YMCA Youth Garden
PONCA CITY, OK From Oklahoma State’s “Oklahoma Gardening.” Published 9/26/15. Assistant Extension Specialist Shelly Mitchell travels to Ponca City to see the Ponca City YMCA Youth Garden, a winner in the 2015 Viewers’ Garden Contest. Visit Oklahoma State’s website and Youtube channel for more info.
Meet the Woman behind Seattle Youth Garden Works
SEATTLE, WA Seattle Tilth is very proud to be home to Seattle Youth Garden Works, an urban farm training program for underserved young people. Many of these youth are unstably housed or homeless, navigating the juvenile justice system, or facing other incredible challenges. This is their chance to start anew. Watch Suez share her powerful …Read more »
Greg’s Low-Water Garden
PORTLAND, OR by Garden Time TV: Recently we visited with Greg from Xera Nursery about climate adaptive plants. Ones that can handle the hot summer and really rainy winters. We now visit his garden to see how he puts those plants through their paces.
Chanticleer’s Gravel Garden
WAYNE, PA Horticulturist Lisa Roper discusses the Gravel Garden at Chanticleer Garden in Wayne, PA. Video produced by Jonathan Monkemeyer & Bryan Christ.