Small Space Garden Favorite: Carrots! I love growing carrots for so many reasons! Mostly I still experience the same thrill I did as a child digging for ‘buried treasure’ when it was time to harvest the carrots. And as a gardener who has limited veggie growing space, I really appreciate the bountiful crop I get […]
Five Fun Things To Do To Celebrate National Day of Unplugging
March 6-7: National Day(s) of Unplugging Who knew there was a National Day of Unplugging?! But what a great idea!!! Even though I love my time in the garden, I’m as guilty of spending too much time attached to my electronic devices as anyone else! A few minutes of checking my email in the morning […]
Kids Gardening: Build a Bean Teepee
Want to get your kids outside and (dream on!) eating more veggies? Here’s a kids gardening project (with the help of grown ups) that combines the fun of building and playing in ‘forts’ with the ‘magic’ of growing plants from seed. Remember ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’? These beans may not grow all the way to […]
Kids in the Garden: Wind and Seeds
Free Children’s Garden Workshop, Sunday 2/15 Remember blowing dandelion seeds when you were a kid? It was so fun, and a very visual lesson about how the wind ‘plants’ seeds. At this Sunday’s monthly Children’s Garden Workshop at the Farm + Food Lab garden at the Orange County Great Park, kids will get to […]
Kid’s Garden Fun: Make a Bucket Garden
A child’s very own garden in a bucket! Here’s an easy, fun way to get the kids outside, connected to nature, and maybe even get them to eat more fruits and veggies! Kids are natural gardeners. They love to get their hands in the dirt and they are keen observers of nature. Planting their very […]
Kids in the Garden
What to Do With the Kids on Winter Break Oh no!!! The kids are out of school for two weeks! If you want to get them outdoors and away from the holiday bustle and materialism, take them to visit two great kid oriented gardens/farms here in Orange County. The Farm & Food Lab (Orange County […]