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Farmers 2050 Challenge
Farmers 2050 Challenge Update The players in Farmers 2050 reached 100% of the goal for Little Green Thumbs! The top team was 'Natural Science', from Alberta, Canada with 932455 total points. Check out this video to see how much was donated from Nutrien LTD to...
Dismantling and Cleaning Your LGT Garden
Dismantling and Cleaning Your LGT Garden Congratulations on the end of another Little Green Thumbs growing season! There are a few important steps to dismantle and clean your classroom garden before storage. You will want to clean and sterilize your self-watering...
Recipe for a Successful School Garden
Recipe for a successful school garden So, you want to start a school garden? High fives all around! School gardens are an important step in engaging students to understand and appreciate agriculture, an industry that grows, processes, and delivers safe, abundant food...
Pass on the Gift of the Garden
Pass on the Gift of the Garden In our Little Green Thumbs charter of Plant, Grow, Eat, Share, we want students to SHARE their gift of the garden! Through the program, students understand their responsibility as stewards of their garden, their environment and their...
Ingredients for Successful Classroom Cooking
Ingredients for Successful Classroom Cooking Enjoying a fresh harvest of vegetables is one of the best parts of gardening with students! In celebration of Eat, in our Plant, Grow, Eat, Share charter, we are sharing our top ingredients for successful classroom cooking....
Grow.. Understanding: Common Plant Misconceptions
Grow… Understanding: Common Plant Misconceptions This week, we are celebrating GROW, as part of our Little Green Thumbs charter ‘Plant, Grow, Eat and Share’. There are countless opportunities to grow understanding as we explore our classroom gardens. As we grow...
Seed Starting
Seed Starting “Life is always a rich and steady time when you are waiting for something to happen or to hatch. “ – E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web It is a wondrous moment when a first seedling emerges, for adults and children alike! Starting your garden plants from seed...
Little Green Thumbs celebrates 10 years
Little Green Thumbs Celebrates 10 Years This year, Little Green Thumbs celebrates 10 years! Like every adventure and every garden, the Little Green Thumbs story is full of challenge, joy, defeat, success, surprise and a ton of memories! All month long, we will be...
How Did that Get in My Lunchbox?
How did that get in my lunchbox? At the heart of what we do is the knowing that kids need, and deserve, to know where their food comes from. But what does that really mean, and how do we achieve it? We’ve all heard a similar story to the student who asked if chocolate...