Butterfly dance, glistening rose.
Vegetable plots, berry-stained clothes.
Sweet sparrow songs, sunflower shows.
Little green thumbs, and muddy toes.

Gardening with Kids

The fun and fulfilling way to teach our children respect and concern for nature.

Grow Kids with a Garden

Gardening with children promises a bountiful harvest of fun, learning---and rewards of taste and beauty!

Plan a Children's Garden Just for Fun

What better way for children to learn about their environment than through what they eat? Gardening makes learning about the environment lots of fun!

Research Fun with Gardens

A Texas Master Gardener provides an example of how gardening can teach kids about the origins, uses, and cultural and historical values of plants.

If Thomas Jefferson Did It . . .

. . . then why not you? Garden notebooks are fun and useful for gardens at home or in the classroom!

Is Your Lawn Care Safe?

Your quest for a healthy, weed-free lawn may come at a hefty price: the health and safety of the environment, your family, and your pets.

Junior Master Gardener^SM

Start a Junior Master Gardener program with the help of Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

Green & Growing's "From the Ground Up" Curriculum

An online teachers' lesson guide covering food, agriculture, and sustainable development.

National Gardening Association's Youth Garden Grants Program

Each year the National Gardening Association awards 300 Youth Garden Grants to schools, neighborhood groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and intergenerational programs throughout the United States. Learn how to apply TODAY!

4-H Making Plans for the New Millennium

Think 4-H Clubs are outdated are out of touch with today's youth? Think again!

What's the Difference Between Sweet Potatoes & Yams?

Have a hard time telling them apart? Don't fret . . . both are yummy!

Ready to Transplant Those Seedlings Your Kids Started?

Produce Washes Effective at Removing Pathogens

Paranoid about Pesticides? Here's proven help!