A pandemic sucks, except outdoors where it doesn't.
How Nature and Virtual School Helped Us In A Pandemic
Keeping Tabs on Bats
Pay attention. These creatures are more important to you than you know.
Pocket Prairie: Under Cover
An on-going project, mulching revives the life removed.
Home Garden: 5 Steps to Stewarding Living Soil
An easy 5-step toward promoting healthy, living soil with educational resources embedded.
School Gardens Update: ‘Summer’izing
∞ Summarizing... Since the last post of this project mid-February, my job has been all but done. Kids learned about healthy soil, how it holds water, and how organics work their magic. They also learned about seeds and their amazing power to harness the sun to make food for our energy needs. The only thing … Continue reading School Gardens Update: ‘Summer’izing
School Gardens Update: Square Foot Lasagna
School gardens project nearing a close! Children learn to become stewards of their world. Come see.
School Gardens Update: Adaptation
Week 4 -- almost done! Come see the project unfold into edible plants for kids.
School Gardens: Update, Planting Seeds
Week 4...Still going!
Update: School Gardens
Earlier this week, I presented a soil unit Power Point for 150 elementary school kids to get ready to start up the school gardens for spring. I could never have predicted how urban children would react to the world beneath their feet. After we collected cafeteria veggie waste from each of five different grades at … Continue reading Update: School Gardens
Getting Kids Excited About Dirt
Scratching my 'get dirty' itch with 150 kids. Come see!
DirtNKids Blog 