Post by Jean Marie Gunner in Parent Wisdom | September, 27
As the new school year fires up, Mom Panelist Jean Marie Gunner takes a look back at the past year to summarize key learnings. First on the list? Kids love eating veggies when paired with Hidden Valley Ranch!
Post by Theodore Judah Elementary in Garden Cassroom | April, 6
The Theodore Judah garden is alive and thriving, even through the recent downpours and surprisingly low temperatures for our climate. We have lettuce, sweet peas, broccoli, Kolhrabi and Chard. Although the kids have been munching on the lettuce and edible flowers, the hungriest critters in our garden right now are the insects. For the next couple of weeks we have enlisted a crew of Insect Scientists (made up of our student body) to explore and evaluate the insect population in our garden.
Of course our scientists will come prepared with field journals, magnifying glasses, tape measures and some helpful insect guides. We hope to determine which vegetables are most liked by our little friends. We also hope to figure out the ways in which they are benefitting our garden or if they are possibly eating a bit more than their share. Students are learning about the human body in science, so this will allow them an opportunity to compare the insect body to the human body. Maybe the nutrients we need are the same nutrients that the insects need? So off we go to evaluate if we have friend or foe borrowing space in our garden. We will keep you informed.
Post by Jeanne Pinsof Nolan in Expert Advice | April, 6
Spring is officially here and April brings us National Garden Month, a perfect time for families to break ground for a new vegetable garden! Even in this early part of the season, there are welcomed signs of life in our home garden. Garlic that was planted in October is popping up through our rich organic soil. We have also discovered new growth on spinach plants that survived over the long Chicago winter. My husband, Verd, has already been hard at work preparing the soil – aerating it with a broadfork, and reshaping the beds to make them wider. Within a week, we’ll begin planting cool weather crops from seed, which include peas, lettuce, spinach and more. Toward the end of the month, we’ll transplant broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.
Post by Jeanne Pinsof Nolan in Expert Advice | February, 16
READY, SET, GROW!
10 Tips for Gardening with Kids
Jeanne Pinsof Nolan, “The Organic Gardener,” works with families to create and maintain organic vegetable gardens. She helps families by teaching them the importance of eating the vegetables they grow. As a mom, she knows first-hand that getting kids to eat vegetables isn’t always an easy task. Jeanne helped her own daughter love her veggies by encouraging her to get her hands dirty in the garden. Gardening can be done anywhere, anytime and Jeanne has some great tips for how to get kids excited about vegetables from the garden to the plate:
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