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Resources, information and tips for kids gardening. Also an award for kids' gardening pages.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6160/

Information, articles, links, ideas for kids and gardening. From Suite101.com
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/kids_gardening

Permaculture means 'permanent agriculture' a natural way of growing healthy plants that we eat. For young children.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Jungle/6700/permakid.html

From Michigan State University. A place where plants, children, and imaginations come together.
http://4hgarden.msu.edu/

Crafts and activities to help teach children about gardening
http://www.childfun.com/themes/garden.shtml

Children's biblical gardens in Fair Haven, Vermont.
http://www.sover.net/~hkfamily/Pages/ChildrenAndGardens.html

Supplies tips to get kids interested in gardening. Has environmental alerts and possible actions to take.
http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/geyser/3546/kids.html

Tips and activity suggestions, with related links.
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/i...rest_your_kids_in/gardening.html

Printable coloring books. Link to tractor toys including John Deere collectibles.
http://www.deere.com/en_US/compinfo/kidscorner/

An elementary plant science program for 4th and 5th grade students. Helps increase understanding of how food grows.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/tg/c1-before.html

Contains advice and general information on gardening with kids.
http://www.gardening-with-kids.com/

Articles on gardening with children and related craft and science projects.
http://www.gardenandhearth.com/4-gardening-for-kids.htm

Author Richard Louv talks about his new book, "Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder." Louv argues that kids are so plugged into television and video games that they've lost their connection to the natural world. [4:55 streaming audio broadcast]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4665933

Kid-friendly tips about plants and gardens, nutrition of garden products, composting, sociohorticulture (humans interacting with plants/gardens), and the outdoors in general.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/

A non-profit program located on over one acre of land on the campus of Martin Luther King Junior Middle School in Berkeley, California. The focus is on organic gardening, cooking, and coursework related to both.
http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/

Smithsonian Institute project for creating old and new world gardens and exchange gardens. Tips on preparing the garden, planting vegetables, and tending the garden.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/archives/garden/seasons/

Presents the history of two school gardens in Virginia and California, an overview of theme gardens, and a form to request a handbook and slide show with information on starting a new garden of its kind.
http://www.rootsnshoots.info/

A project to sustain an organic garden and landscape as an integral part of the Santa Cruz school’s curriculum and the surrounding community. Goals, history, curriculum, and information about the nature area.
http://www.greenacres.santacruz.k12.ca.us/garden/