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Illustration by Donna Atwood: Watering can, gloves and garden tools
Arizona Youth Gardens home page link Youth Gardening Marketplace Help with this website Frequently asked questions Search this website Site Map link About Us: The Youth Gardening Team
Statewide Programs: What's happening in Arizona
Search for youth gardening programs by Arizona county
The Youth Garden: Create and Manage Effective Programs
Get Connected: Searchable database, list-serves, e-mail pals
Help Us Grow: Volunteer opportunities, sponsorships
Calendar of Events: Upcoming workshops, tours and other activities
Youth Garden Weblinks: More on-line resources for youth gardening
Youth Gardening Clearinghouse: Freebies, awards, proposal requests and more

The Youth Garden
A youth gardening program provides a gateway to experiential learning and creative expression.

Besides providing a motivating, hands-on setting for teaching skills in virtually every basic subject area, the garden is a wonderful place to learn lessons that cannot be easily taught: responsibility, patience, pride, self-confidence, curiosity, critical thinking and more.

  
Gardens provide a motivating, hands-on setting for kids.
 
The links below will guide you to success, whether you're just getting started or have been involved with youth gardening for years.
Active learning in the garden link Active learning in the garden
  Individual and group activities, hands-on projects, curriculum and more!
Evaluating your program link Evaluating your program
  Tools to help you tell your story effectively and assess the value of your project(s).
Garden design and development link Garden design and development
  Gardening how-to's, tips and tricks, theme gardens to try plus links to local gardening guides.
Including nutrition in the garden link Including nutrition in the garden
  Fun ways to teach children about nutrition through planting, maintaining and harvesting a vegetable garden.
Management techniques link Management techniques
  Organizing volunteers, team-building activities, scheduling your time—and having fun while you do it!
Supplies link Supplies
  What you need to make your garden grow and where to get your materials.
Where to find funding link Where to find funding
  How to obtain grants, solicit donations and encourage community support for your projects!
 
 
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Page last updated on July 18, 2002.
 

 


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Any listing of commercial sites does not imply endorsement. These sites are presented for their educational content and relevance to youth gardening.

Information on how material on this site was reviewed and selected can be obtained by contacting the Arizona 4-H Youth Gardening program.

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