Cool Contest!!

Palmetto Pride "Litter Trashes Everyone" Art Contests for all SC K-12 Students. Click here to find out more about this awesome contest!

Check out the links below to fin a grade appropriate application form! The contest deadline is March 30, 2011.
- Grades K-5
- Grades 6-8
- Grades 9-12

Apply for a Grant from the Captain Planet Foundation!

Click here to learn more about how the Captain Planet Foundation can help fund your school garden. Grant applications are due by March 31rst.

Grow a PIZZA garden!

What kid doesn't love pizza?

Check out this website which shows you how to make a pizza garden to grow all the ingredients to make your own (healthy!) pizza at home!

The fun part is you grow your ingredients in the shape of a pizza! What a great way for children to see how our food comes from the ground and makes it way to a final product on our plates!

Keep Gardening in the Winter!!

Check out this website for information on how to start a windowsill herb garden, great for these winter months!

Digging Deeper!

First Lady Michelle Obama Really Digs Kids Gardening! NGA President Mike Metallo Remembers Kitchen Garden Season Kick-Off and reflects on the Obama Administrations concern for a healthier youth in America. Click here to read more!

Here are some Healthy School Snack Ideas!!

Check out these creative (and healthy!) snack ideas!!



Here's a treat hungry students will be sure to dig: baby carrots planted in tasty dip!








Check out this recipe and make some delicious cranberry nut snack mix for afterschool!

















Click here to learn how to play edible hangman!







Looking for a fun way to get kids to eat more fruit? Check out this funky fruit snack

Youth Gardening Grant!!

This grant is sponsored by Home Depot and offers several different types of grant packages. Check out this link !