Comments on: Plant A Row For The Hungry: Teaching Kids to Share http://whatscookingblog.com/2009/05/04/plant-a-row-teaching-kids-to-share/ Cooking with kids for a better body, planet and community Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:20:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gina http://whatscookingblog.com/2009/05/04/plant-a-row-teaching-kids-to-share/comment-page-1/#comment-9900 Gina Tue, 05 May 2009 16:58:11 +0000 http://whatscookingblog.com/?p=824#comment-9900 I can't think of two better reasons to plant a home garden this year: to get kids involved with growing food, and helping other families avoid hunger! Thank you for sharing these ideas with your readers (and my mention!). We built raised beds last summer that already have lettuce, broccoli, kale and Hood strawberries (the sweetest there is!) and will soon have squash and zucchini. Since we wanted to plant so much more, we put tomatoes and snap peas in containers which will look lovely throughout our garden as the climb and grow. We've got about five different herbs growing on our front porch and plan to add basil when it warms up. We had a really brutal winter here in the NW and lost many mature plants when they sat under 3' of snow for three weeks. Everything that's pulled is being replaced with something edible for us or bees. Home gardens come in many shapes and sizes - the main thing is to do what you can. Have fun with it and your kids will too! I can’t think of two better reasons to plant a home garden this year: to get kids involved with growing food, and helping other families avoid hunger! Thank you for sharing these ideas with your readers (and my mention!).

We built raised beds last summer that already have lettuce, broccoli, kale and Hood strawberries (the sweetest there is!) and will soon have squash and zucchini. Since we wanted to plant so much more, we put tomatoes and snap peas in containers which will look lovely throughout our garden as the climb and grow. We’ve got about five different herbs growing on our front porch and plan to add basil when it warms up.

We had a really brutal winter here in the NW and lost many mature plants when they sat under 3′ of snow for three weeks. Everything that’s pulled is being replaced with something edible for us or bees.

Home gardens come in many shapes and sizes – the main thing is to do what you can. Have fun with it and your kids will too!

]]> By: Michelle Stern http://whatscookingblog.com/2009/05/04/plant-a-row-teaching-kids-to-share/comment-page-1/#comment-9896 Michelle Stern Tue, 05 May 2009 15:47:13 +0000 http://whatscookingblog.com/?p=824#comment-9896 Mrs Green: If you don't have a foodbank in your area, see if you can find a homeless shelter or any emergency services for women. You could even see if there are any low income childcare centers that might want some fresh produce to serve as snacks for the kids. Please report back and let me know what you did :-) Mindy: where are you now? I hope you are doing well and can't wait to hear about your veggie growing adventures when you come back. Michelle Mrs Green: If you don’t have a foodbank in your area, see if you can find a homeless shelter or any emergency services for women. You could even see if there are any low income childcare centers that might want some fresh produce to serve as snacks for the kids. Please report back and let me know what you did :-)

Mindy: where are you now? I hope you are doing well and can’t wait to hear about your veggie growing adventures when you come back.

Michelle

]]> By: Mindy http://whatscookingblog.com/2009/05/04/plant-a-row-teaching-kids-to-share/comment-page-1/#comment-9886 Mindy Tue, 05 May 2009 12:42:45 +0000 http://whatscookingblog.com/?p=824#comment-9886 What a great idea to donate the extra yield! I don't think we'll be back in the States in time to plant anything this year, but next year, I'm definitely doing this! What a great idea to donate the extra yield! I don’t think we’ll be back in the States in time to plant anything this year, but next year, I’m definitely doing this!

]]> By: Mrs Green http://whatscookingblog.com/2009/05/04/plant-a-row-teaching-kids-to-share/comment-page-1/#comment-9878 Mrs Green Tue, 05 May 2009 09:34:30 +0000 http://whatscookingblog.com/?p=824#comment-9878 Oh I LOVE the idea of planting an extra row for the hungry. I don't know of any food banks or similar around here though. I'm going to look into it - it's just such a feel good suggestion - thank you for the inspiration :) Oh I LOVE the idea of planting an extra row for the hungry. I don’t know of any food banks or similar around here though.

I’m going to look into it – it’s just such a feel good suggestion – thank you for the inspiration :)

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