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Links
Especially for Kids
Grant Opportunities
- America the Beautiful Fund
is a source that offers free seeds to worthy community and school projects.
- National Gardening Association
Youth Garden Grants: Through NGA's "Youth Garden Grants Program,"
school and community youth gardens nationwide are annually awarded tools,
seeds, educational materials, and garden products (valued at $750) to
initiate or sustain a gardening program. Applicants must plan to garden
with at least 15 children between the ages of three and 18 years. Evaluation
criteria include leadership, educational programming, innovation, sustainability,
need, and community support. Call for a grant application or download
one from the Web site. Deadline is November 1st. National Gardening
Association 1100 Dorset St. So Burlington, VT 05403 United States Phone:
800-538-7476 FAX: 802-864-6889.
Gardening
Nutrition
Organizations of Interest
Curriculum and Learning
- KinderGarden
An introduction to the many ways children can interact with plants and
the outdoors.
- Bottle
Biology
- Fastplants
- Junior Master Gardeners
JMG is a program for youth of all ages that uses fun activities to teach
horticulture and environmental science concepts.
- America the Beautiful Fund
is a source that offers free seeds to worthy community and school projects
- The Botanical Research
Institute of Texas has developed a series of curriculum materials
for elementary aged children called "Relationships" that shows
children the role of plants in the earth's life support system.
- A forest stewardship guide called Branching
Out is available for teachers to use. It includes activities on
soil, water, trees, recreation, and the natural beauty in the world.
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