Book Recommendation -  Kids and Vegetable Gardening

Signs of spring are finally  sprouting, and children are waiting to splash in the puddles and, if properly conditioned, maybe also willing to dig with you in garden soil.  To that end one of the following books should be strategicly squeezed into  one of their egg baskets along side  all the choculate rabbits.  This list of relatively new books was compiled for me by Molly Chatt, Head of Youth Services for the East Greenbush Community Library in Rensselaer County.  Many of the titles will be available from your local public library, and all are availble from either bookstores or online sources. Happy reading and digging...

• Armstutz, Lisa J. Edible gardening: growing your own vegetables, fruits, and more.  Capstone Press,  2016

• Craig, Joe Archer & Caroline.  Plant, cook, eat!: a children's cookbook.  Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc..  2018

• Batholomew, Mel. Square foot gardening with kids: learn together: gardening basics, science and math, water conservation, self-sufficiency, healthy eating. Cool Springs Press , 2014

• Biggs, Emma. Gardening with Emma: Grow and Have Fun: A Kid-to-Kid Guide. Storey Publishing 2019

• Brown, Renata Fossen. Gardening lab for kids: Garden art: fun experiments to learn, grow, harvest, make, and play. Quarry Books 2017

• Cohen, Whitney and John Fisher. Gardening projects for kids: 101 ways to get kids outside, dirty, and having fun. Timber Press 2012

• Gaines, Joanna. We Are the Gardeners. Thomas Nelson 2019

• Hendy, Jenny. The best-ever step-by-step kid's first gardening: Fantastic Gardening Ideas for 5-12year olds, from growing fruit and vegetables and fun with flowers to wildlife gardening and outdoor crafts. Southwater 2014

• Kuskowski, Alex. Super simple salad gardens: a kid's guide to gardening. ABDO Publishing Company 2015

• McDougal, Nancy and Jenny Hendy. 300 step-by-step cooking & gardening projects for kids: the ultimate book for budding gardeners and super chefs with amazing things to grow and cook yourself, shown in over 2300 photographs. Lorenz 2012

• Torino, Stacy. Project Garden: A Month-by-Month Guide to Planting, Growing, and Enjoying ALL Your Backyard Has to Offer. Adams Media 2012

Adopted from an April 8, 2019 post from the Rensselaer County Vegetable Blog

by Irv Stephens, Master Gardener

And remember...

"Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important 

events in our lives." - Thomas Berry