Looking for ways to pry the kids away from their electronic devices now that school is ending for the summer? Gardening is a healthy, exercise-provoking, and potentially lifelong activity worth trying ...

This week we hear about houseplant selections, programs to help kids get gardening & more. This week we hear about houseplant selections, programs to help kids get gardening, not overpruning in ...

Black Girls With Green Thumbs takes climate lessons into schools. At Emlen Elementary, children with autism learn “earth-to-table” food production. This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, ...

When I was a kid, my friends and I spent long summer days outdoors, picking daisies, observing roly-poly (also known as pill) bugs, holding caterpillars and trying to catch fireflies (lightning bugs).

After a really, really, really long winter, spring has finally sprung! While your little ones will probably have lots of pent up energy to play outside, channel it by teaching them a thing or two ...

The Chicago middle school kids who garden with Natasha Nicholes at the urban farm she created are certainly focused on fun—sometimes so much that they don’t realize they’re taking in life skills, too.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - At the Enos Park Neighborhood Garden, kids get the chance to see produce go from seeds, to sprouts, to full plants. They visit every week to check their plants for pests, ...

As green begins to sprout in Erie County yards and spaces throughout the next few months, many families will take to the outdoors to freshen up their own landscapes. There are many reasons to get your ...

A few years ago, I stunned a young student in one of my gardening classes after telling him that he couldn’t actually grow pickles—only cucumbers. From that moment he craved to learn more. Whether ...

It’s almost spring! Are you excited to start a garden with your kids? Or at least teach your kids about gardening? Then, these gardening books for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary age kids will ...

Getting your kids involved in gardening might start with muddy knees and a few lost seeds, but it can turn into something way more meaningful. Whether it’s planting strawberries, pulling up weeds, or ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The downtown North River Front Kids’ Garden in Eau Claire got a makeover today, with the gardeners becoming builders. Kids with the Boys and Girls Club of the Greater ...