Kids Gardening Resources from Home Directory

Aggie Horticulture Just For Kids - Kid-friendly tips about plants and gardens nutrition of garden products composting sociohorticulture (humans interacting with plants/gardens) and the outdoors in general.

Baby Elf Centre - Permaculture means 'permanent agriculture' a natural way of growing healthy plants that we eat. For young children.

Biblical Gardens - Children's biblical gardens in Fair Haven Vermont.

ChildFun's - Crafts and activities to help teach children about gardening

Dirty Dozen Garden Club - Supplies tips to get kids interested in gardening. Has environmental alerts and possible actions to take.

Gardening For Kids - Information about kid friendly plants bulbs and gardening basics.

Gardening For Kids - Articles on gardening with children and related craft and science projects.

Gardening With Kids - Contains advice and general information on gardening with kids.

Great Plant Escape - An elementary plant science program for 4th and 5th grade students. Helps increase understanding of how food grows.

Interest Your Kids In Gardening - Tips and activity suggestions with related links.

John Deere Kids - Printable coloring books. Link to tractor toys including John Deere collectibles.

Junior Master Gardener Program - Program for American youth of all ages that uses fun activities to teach horticulture and environmental science concepts.

Kid's Garden - Information articles links ideas for kids and gardening. From Suite101.com

Kid's Valley Webgarden - Tips and ideas for kids interested in gardening. Learn all about planning a garden planting plant care and harvesting.

KidsGardening.com - Features kid oriented gardening information a free newsletter and e-mail pals.

Linda's Garden - Resources information and tips for kids gardening. Also an award for kids' gardening pages.

Michigan 4-H Children's Garden - From Michigan State University. A place where plants children and imaginations come together.

NPR : Saving Kids from 'Nature Deficit Disorder' - Author Richard Louv talks about his new book "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder." Louv argues that kids are so plugged into television and video games that they've lost their connection to the natural wo

Roots and Shoots School Garden - Presents the history of two school gardens in Virginia and California an overview of theme gardens and a form to request a handbook and slide show with information on starting a new garden of its kind.

Seeds of Change Garden: Activities in Four Seasons - Smithsonian Institute project for creating old and new world gardens and exchange gardens. Tips on preparing the garden planting vegetables and tending the garden.

The Edible Schoolyard - A non-profit program located on over one acre of land on the campus of Martin Luther King Junior Middle School in Berkeley California. The focus is on organic gardening cooking and coursework related to both.

The Green Acres Elementary School: Living Schoolyard - A project to sustain an organic garden and landscape as an integral part of the Santa Cruz school’s curriculum and the surrounding community. Goals history curriculum and information about the nature area.