Veggie Kids Fall Session (Registration Required)

Veggie Kids Returns!

Veggie Kids returns this fall, September 14 through November 23, 2024.  (Registration link)

Children may ask, “Where does our food come from? How can I grow some of my own food?

The Mobile Botanical Gardens is happy to announce Veggie Kids, our signature multi-week program to answer those questions with a series of Saturday morning workshops for children, ages 8-12. Participants will explore what foods come from plants, what plants need to grow, and the work of farmers to bring good fruits and vegetables to our dining tables. From Dirt Day and Grocery Store Botany to harvest, young gardeners will plant and maintain their own raised bed ‘farms’ at MBG’s Magnolia Hill. Veggie Kids is sponsored, in part, by the Lily Woolford Charitable Trust.

Instructor: Dr. Judy P. Stout

Participation Fee: $60 per child members; $75 per child non-members (additional fee to be collected at first date — and includes all-day admission to the Gardens).

Schedule:

Saturday, September 14, 2024. 10:00: – 12:15. What do plants need? How does a farmer meet those needs? Beds preparation. Plant seedlings- collards, cabbage, broccoli.

Saturday, September 21, 2024. 10:00 –.12:15. Germination requirements. Plant seeds of lettuces, radishes, and turnips. Take home germination experiment.

Saturday, October 5, 2024. 10:00 –. 12:15. Plant spinach and kale seeds. Thin seedlings as needed. Install organic rabbit deterrents.

Saturday, October 12, 2024. 10:00 –. 12:15. Thin seedlings as needed. Weed, fertilize, mulch. Apply organic insect controls.

Saturday, November 9, 2024. 10:00 –.12:15. ‘Grocery Store Botany”. Harvest. Propagate herbs from herb garden.

Saturday, November 23, 2024. 10:00 –. 12:15. Thanksgiving harvest. Family Day.

Additional harvest days will be announced to participants as food matures.

Space is limited; enroll your child in Veggie Kids now!