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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.
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BBC
Gardening with Children - Describes indoor and outdoor gardening
projects for children, plants suitable for kids to grow plus interesting
fact and figures.
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Bayer's Whacky Science - Plants - Science-based information and
activities about plants for use with UK primary school children at Key
Stage 2.
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Biblical Gardens - Children's biblical gardens in Fair Haven,
Vermont.
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Carrots and Kids - A UK blog of one mother-of-five's experiences
gardening with children at home, on an allotment and at a school.
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Cool Kids Grow - New Zealand-based site with information about
gardening for kids, as well as a kids gardening club areas with
competitions, games, and activity sheets.
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Dan The Gardener - UK
environmental and gardening project with the aim of teaching children
about the natural world in fun and exciting ways.
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Edible Playgrounds -
Dorset Cereals website to promote vegetable growing in UK schools -
includes projects for children to grow and eat garden produce throughout
the seasons.
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Garden Organic for Schools - Promotes organic gardening in UK
schools through various online resources including half-termly
action plans and projects aimed at teachers and pupils.
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Gardening with
Children - Produced by The Recycle Works Ltd, this has resources
for parents, children and particularly UK schools to give then ideas
for gardening including example projects, National Curriculum
information and funding sources.
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Great
Plant Escape - An elementary plant science program for 4th and
5th grade students. Helps increase understanding of how food grows.
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Growing Schools -
Designed to support UK teachers in using the "outdoor classroom" as
a resource across the curriculum for pupils of all ages.
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Harrod
Horticultural - Budding Gardeners - Resources aimed at UK school
gardens including growing advice, veg fact sheets and ways to plan
for and publicise the garden
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Herb Society Schools
Web Site - UK site with lots of information on different herbs,
how to grow them and child-orientated projects to do with them.
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Master Gardener Program - Program for American youth of all ages
that uses fun activities to teach horticulture and environmental
science concepts.
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Kiddie Gardens - Fun
Gardening with Children - UK-based site with ideas to encourage
children's interest in nature and growing plants including
vegetables, container planting, outdoor games and garden craft
projects.
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Kids in the garden -
Tips on how to design a child-friendly garden, ideas about play in
the garden, family friendly plants, gardening projects for the
children and UK gardens to visit with them.
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KidsGardening.com -
Features kid oriented gardening information, a free newsletter, and
e-mail pals.
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Little Green
Fingers - A UK blog covering one mother's attempts to get her
children interested in gardening including project ideas and garden
design pointers.
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Michigan 4-H Children's Garden - From Michigan State University.
A place where plants, children, and imaginations come together.
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Netmums - Gardening with children. - Part of UK site with tips
on gardening with children plus information on what to grow,
miniature garden projects and pictures to print and colour.
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Potato Council -
potatoes for schools - UK site on how to grow potatoes, where
potatoes come from and how to cook them - teacher and student
resources.
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RHS -
Campaign for School Gardening - Resources, information and games
aimed at UK teachers and students to get 80% of primary schools
growing fruit and veg by end 2010
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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.
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School Garden Weekly
- Regular articles plus some video tutorials on starting and
maintaining a successful school garden.
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School Garden Wizard
- Lesson plans and activities for planning and growing a garden.
Created for America's K-12 school community by the United States
Botanic Garden and Chicago Botanic Garden.
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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.
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The Bulb Project -
Features activities and projects for kids that involve gardening
with bulbs, including forcing them in winter and creating a
labyrinth garden.
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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.
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The Little Rotters
Composting Club - Lots of information, free booklet and
activities relating to composting specifically aimed at UK primary
school children.
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The Potato Story -
Includes resources for kids, parents and teachers such as games and
activity sheets which follow the potato story from pollination and
germination to our plates.
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