University of Arkansas Extension Agents are Doing School Gardens
April is National Garden Month! What better way to celebrate than to feature the outstanding work of our colleagues?
Plant a Garden … and let The OrganWise Guys Help!
Celebrate National Garden Month with The OrganWise Guys!
Growing Your Own Lima Beans
April is National Garden Month! Get in the mood for Spring by sprouting your very own lima beans at home! Lima beans grow best in temperatures above 60 degrees, so springtime is the ideal time to start. Teach your children how this nutritious Food of the Month (FoM) grows by letting them participate in planting the beans. The best part about lima beans is that they grow quickly so you don’t have to have a lot of patience!
Reasons to Consider Buying Local
You’ve probably seen signs around your town or articles on the internet encouraging you to consider buying locally produced goods. In our busy world, it’s much easier to run to the local supermarket and gather everything we need for a week rather than taking the time to visit local markets. At times, our budgets or lifestyles don’t allow us the luxury of buying local but if they do, here are a few reasons to consider buying locally this summer. (more…)
Helping Even the Youngest Kids Participate in the Garden
Wednesday nights are group work night for my community garden which consists of both families and singles. Of course, when all of the adults are hard at work in the garden, the youngest kids (2) want to help as well. It’s easy to get nervous about their little feet stomping on tender plants or their little hands pulling something that wasn’t a weed, but we’ve found that they have a great time when we give them specific “jobs.” (more…)
