Re: gardening with children

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Fran,

I just received this in an e-zine. Although it's for the U.S., maybe it will 
give you some ideas?

Hugs,
Cat (who's been talking with my Canadian relatives today and saying a lot of 
"eh"s too LOL)

People, Plants, and Biodiversity Protection
===========================================
More than ever, school gardeners are exploring native plants in the outdoor 
classroom, from researching and restoring patches of prairie to designing 
schoolyard wildlife habitats. Restoring plants to their proper place in their 
own backyards can set the stage for learning about the relationships people 
in the developing world have with the indigenous plants they depend on for 
food, fiber, medicine, shelter, and more. 

For rich background information in this area, we invite you to peruse the 
Plants, People, and Biodiversity Protection articles hosted on the National 
Gardening Association Web site, produced by The Mountain Institute and 
Virginia Tech with funding from the United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID). These articles explore the important links between 
people and plants in the Andean, Appalachian, and Himalayan mountain regions. 
<A HREF="http://www.nationalgardening.com/special/tmi/survey.asp&quot;>
www.nationalgardening.com/special/tmi/survey.asp</A>

Subj:    Re: [GWL] gardening with children
Date:   12/3/02 8:53:13 AM Pacific Standard Time
From:   fgustman@juno.com (fran gustman)
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Check the www.for-wild.org site. It's for native plants.

Fran

On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 16:43:27 -0800 Sharon Hanna <hanna@direct.ca> writes:
Does anyone have any stupendous suggestions for short (one hour or less)
projects to do with children, at-risk or otherwise? Or, can you recommend
great books, websites or ???
I've just gotten a job working with inner-city schools here in Vancouver.
Our first project is turning a gravel field into a 'natural' garden with
native plants, berries, grapevines, trees, berms, etc.  

Any input from garden writers would be much appreciated. Thank you, eh?
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