Mel Bartholomew's top-selling Square Foot Gardening books have made
his revolutionary garden system available to millions of people.
In Square Foot Gardening with Kids, Mel reveals his tips, tricks, and
fun projects in one of his most cherished pursuits: teaching youngsters
to build and grow a SFG of their own.
The easy geometry of the gridded box breaks the complex world of
gardening into digestible bites for enthusiastic young learners, and the
sequence of tasks required to grow plants from seeds is repeatable and
reassuring.
Kids learn many valuable life lessons when tending their own garden --
such as the importance of following instructions and doing your chores,
basic skills like counting and water conservation, and learning to
appreciate the nature of food and why it is important to respect it.
Most importantly though, they learn that growing your own food is both
fun and rewarding.