Sometime around the age of eight, grade school curriculum
dictates that you must grow some kind of bean out of some kind
of impromptu container. For me, it was lima and egg carton,
respectively. The lessons gleaned from such experiments were
usually associated with chlorophyll, or photosynthesis, (or
both), but there’s so much more to learn. The value of homegrown
food, for example. Or the taste of different produce and herbs,
the importance of healthy eating. The Kitchn gives tips on how
to teach your kids all of these things through herb gardening.
If you’d like, you can still tell them all about the process by
which plants harness the sun’s energy, but we’re betting they’ll
find putting the basil they’ve just grown on homemade pizza a
lot more entertaining. Plant a Healthier Future With Your Kids:
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