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Sign up now for the 2011 Green Thumb Challenge!
April 20th, 2011
Sign up now for the 2011 Green Thumb Challenge!
Calling on all schools and youth groups, join GEF’s Green Thumb Challenge–the largest youth gardening initiative going! The Green Thumb Challenge aims to connect children with nature and the healthy and sustainable benefits of gardening as part of a nationwide movement to get kids growing. Help us reach our goal of 10,000 youth gardens.
For those of you just starting out, GEF’s “Get Ready” section offers information on how to form a gardening team, choose an optimal location for planting as well as resources and suggestions on how to pay for your garden.
GEF provides detailed steps on how to plan for a successful growing season, including information on how to build your garden (including turnkey garden templates), what vegetables are best for kids and where and how to plant them as well as how to successfully set up a compost system, and much more. We will also highlight GEF activities that link the garden to the classroom for K-12 students in science, nutrition, and art.
Make sure to track you progress by taking lots of photos and send them to GEF where you could be a featured Garden Spotlight. GEF will be also be awarding a $5,000 grant to the most exceptional youth garden in our community.
Participation is free; to learn more visit the Green Thumb Challenge comprehensive website.
About Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF), a non-profit organization, is committed to creating a sustainable future through education. GEF provides curriculum and resources to K-12 students and teachers worldwide with the goal of challenging youth to think holistically and critically about global environmental concerns and solutions. Visit www.greeneducationfoundation.org to register for free and to gain full access to GEF’s comprehensive library of standards-based lessons and activities.