Organic Gardening for Everyone

Organic Gardening for Everyone

Author: CaliKim

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Published: 2019-12-24

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 0760365342

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If you want to grow healthy vegetables at home, but have hesitated because it seems too hard and time consuming, Organic Gardening for Everyone is your perfect hands-on guide—an “if I can do it, you can do it” case study that addresses your concerns and gets you started. Loaded with practical advice and step-by-step guidance, Organic Gardening for Everyone takes a very personal and friendly approach to a subject that can be intimidating. It is a first-class primer on organic vegetable gardening, and an inspirational story about how anyone can balance the rigors of gardening with the demands of a modern, family-oriented lifestyle. In 2012, a California mom decided to start an organic vegetable garden. But she went about it in an unusual way: she crowdsourced it by launching a YouTube channel under the name "CaliKim" and asking for help. And then she started planting. As questions came up, she turned to her viewers and subscribers and they replied with answers and advice. As she learned, her garden grew successfully—even in the hot, harsh California climate. Her expertise also grew, and now she answers many more questions than she asks and has become a very accomplished home gardener. And CaliKim has a great story to tell: growing healthy organic vegetables for your family is not difficult, even for today’s time-challenged lifestyles. She provides complete step-by-step information on growing the most popular edibles organically, and also gives sound advice on how to take on the challenges of balancing a hectic lifestyle with successful growing—and how to involve the whole family in the process. You'll be rewarded for your effort every time you place a plate of natural, organic vegetables on the family dinner table knowing exactly what they are, what is in them, and where they came from.


My Garden

My Garden

Author: Kevin Henkes

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2010-02-23

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 0061715174

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The girl in this book grows chocolate rabbits, tomatoes as big as beach balls, flowers that change color, and seashells in her garden. How does your garden grow?


What Grew in Larry’s Garden

What Grew in Larry’s Garden

Author: Laura Alary

Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd

Published: 2020-04-07

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 152530531X

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A girl and her neighbor grow a community from their garden. Grace thinks Larry’s garden is one of the wonders of the world. In his tiny backyard, Larry grows extraordinary vegetables, with Grace as his helper. They water and weed, plant and prune, hoe and harvest. And whenever there’s a problem, Grace and Larry solve it together. Grace soon learns that Larry has big plans for the vegetables in his garden. And when the garden faces its biggest problem yet, Grace follows Larry’s example to find the perfect solution. Amazing things can grow when you tend your garden with kindness.


How to Grow a School Garden

How to Grow a School Garden

Author: Arden Bucklin-Sporer

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2010-09-14

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1604692553

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In this groundbreaking resource, two school garden pioneers offer parents, teachers, and school administrators everything they need to know to build school gardens and to develop the programs that support them. Today both schools and parents have a unique opportunity — and an increasing responsibility — to cultivate an awareness of our finite resources, to reinforce values of environmental stewardship, to help students understand concepts of nutrition and health, and to connect children to the natural world. What better way to do this than by engaging young people, their families, and teachers in the wondrous outdoor classroom that is their very own school garden? It's all here: developing the concept, planning, fund-raising, organizing, designing the space, preparing the site, working with parents and schools, teaching in the garden, planting, harvesting, and even cooking, with kid-friendly recipes and year-round activities. Packed with strategies, to-do lists, sample letters, detailed lesson plans, and tricks of the trade from decades of experience developing school garden programs for grades K–8, this hands-on approach will make school garden projects accessible, inexpensive, and sustainable. Reclaiming a piece of neglected play yard and transforming it into an ecologically rich school garden is among the most beneficial activities that parents, teachers, and children can undertake together. This book provides all the tools that the school community needs to build a productive and engaging school garden that will continue to inspire and nurture students and families for years to come.


Gardening with Children

Gardening with Children

Author: Monika Hanneman

Publisher: BBG Guides for a Greener Plane

Published: 2015-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781889538907

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden--home of the oldest continuously operating children's garden in North America--offers a groundbreaking handbook that helps parents, teachers, and community gardeners introduce kids to the pleasures of gardening. In addition to growing common plants from seed, children will become more aware of nature's cycles and earth's ecology, and enjoy a variety of fun projects.


Easy Peasy

Easy Peasy

Author: Kirsten Bradley

Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783899558241

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With this introduction to easy gardening, kids can make their own pots, build balcony boxes, create their own bird feeders, and more. Each activity features simple, fun, and easy-to-follow steps accompanied by beautiful spot illustrations. Full color.


Cultivating a Child's Imagination Through Gardening

Cultivating a Child's Imagination Through Gardening

Author: Rosanne Blass

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1996-11-15

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 0313078971

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Lead children to literacy and learning along the garden path with books and activities designed to spark interest and imagination. Each of these 45 lessons focuses on a specific book about gardening and offers related activities-such as reading, writing, poetry, word play, music, dancing, and dramatics-to enhance creativity and build literacy skills. In addition, this resource lists more books to read with each lesson and concludes with an annotated bibliography of focus books. A great companion to Beyond the Bean Seed. Grades K-6.


A Kid's Guide to Perennial Gardens

A Kid's Guide to Perennial Gardens

Author: Tamra Orr

Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2009-09

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1612282563

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Have you ever wished you could bring a rainbow to your backyard and keep it all summer? If so, you could plant your own perennial garden. It will bring bright colors and beauty to your house year after year, whether you fill a few pots or fill your entire backyard. Follow these step-by-step instructions for planting a perennial garden, from figuring out which plants will grow best where you live to where you should plant each seed. As little green shoots stick up through the dirt to greet the sun and then turn into colorful blossoms, you will be glad for every minute you spent on your garden. It’s the best way to capture a rainbow of your very own!


A Kid's Guide to Making a Terrarium

A Kid's Guide to Making a Terrarium

Author: Stephanie Bearce

Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2009-09

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1612282504

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Learn how to make a working water cycle and how to grow tropical plants. Get messy digging in the dirt. Have fun treasure hunting for the perfect container and building your own secret world. Be a scientist and study how plants grow, or use your imagination to create a world for dinosaurs. It's all possible when you learn how to make your own terrarium.


The Book of Gardening Projects for Kids

The Book of Gardening Projects for Kids

Author: Whitney Cohen

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1604693738

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Features gardening advice, including how to design a play-friendly garden, ideas for fun-filled theme gardens, and how to cook and preserve the garden's bounty.