The most common question I’m asked by parents is, “How can I get my kid to eat vegetables?” My usual advice is to provide ample opportunity for kids to try a variety of veggies and to ensure they see ...

Gardening with your kids can be a rewarding experience for the whole family. If you’re thinking about growing a vegetable garden with your children, choose plants from a kid’s perspective to make the ...

Gardening is a great way to teach kids responsibility and connect with nature. By involving kids in gardening projects, you ...

As a parent, you may be familiar with the idea of planting seeds. Sowing seeds of wisdom, success, or mindfulness, for example, can help children become happy, successful adults. But taking a more ...

Gardening is good for the mind, body, and spirit. It is also good for the youngsters in our lives. Research shows gardening helps relieve stress, improve focus, positively impacts mood and ...

Recently, my daughter and I started a small container garden in our backyard. We planted tomatoes, lettuce, onions and a handful of herbs. We call it our spaghetti night garden. Every day we head ...

Megan Treacy is a writer from Austin, TX. A former editor at EcoGeek, she worked as a technology columnist for Treehugger from 2012 to 2018. Radishes are a terrific plant for kids to grow because ...

In a matter of minutes, the wheeled cart and plastic baskets were filled to overflowing with massive green zucchini, bright yellow squash and thick cucumbers. The kids of the Growing Healthy Roots ...

Geoffrey Martin spent decades working for large agricultural firms, tackling acres in the tens of thousands. Now he is deriving perhaps his greatest joy from helping disadvantaged children set up ...

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.

When 7-year-old Michael first arrived at the Kids Center for Pediatric Therapy, the Louisville native would only eat sugary, high-carb foods. He was born drug dependent, and he wasn't growing. Looking ...