School gardens are a great way to get involved in your child life. They benifit in so many different ways and are simple and fun way to learn. School gardens incorporate science, math, language, buisness and the enviroment. To get involved simply go to your childs school and see if they have an existing school garden or help them by trying to create their own. Many organizations have grants or other useful tools to help get you started. Here is a small list of some websites to go to: www.kidsgardening.com,assoc.garden.org/grants/, www.csgn.org, www.for-wild.org/seedmony.html, www.missionhillsgardenclub.org, www.cascience.org/awards&grants.html. These are just a few of the thousands of possibilities.
Also for you parents that want to get involved out there. The agencies that provide these grants think it is more beneficial if they know the parents will be involved, so ask your childs teacher if you may pursue getting one or more of the grants for your school garden. Once you get the garden in place the benifits are easy. Start a farmers market like the one at Grant Elementary or growe flowers for Mothers Day. Gardening is a great way to show your kids what a little elbow greese will do. Remember, Life's a Garden, Dig It