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Kids GARDENING: Helping Young Minds Grow Guest Em Shipman, Executive Director, kids GARDENING (www.kidsgardening.org ) Gardening is a highly engaging learning activity that can be incorporated into a school curriculum to offer real world applications of math, language, science and social studies, while also helping students enhance their physical, social, emotional and mental development. KidsGardening is a well-established non-profit that guides educators and caregivers in bringing the life-changing benefits of gardening to kids. The organization supports the garden development process by providing grant funding, education resources, creative inspiration and community building. Em Shipman, Executive Director of Kids Gardening, is a nonprofit executive with nearly 20 years of experience leading transformative programs in food systems, agriculture, and education. She holds a B.A. in Public Policy and Anthropology from Hobart and William Smith College and an M.S. in Nonprofit Management from Marlboro College Graduate School. She has worked as a professional gardener and garden designer, and she is a mom of two young boys. In this episode, Shipman shows how our children can realize their full potential in a garden space where they have access to healthy food, hands-on outdoor play and endless learning opportunities. She wants to ensure that the next generations of young people become the tidal wave of social and environmental change leadership needed to alter our trajectory and heal our planet and people.   SAMPLE LESSON PLANS Observe Evergreens - https://kidsgardening.org/resources/lesson-plans-green-forever/ Grow Your Own Herbal Tea - https://kidsgardening.org/resources/gardening-basics-six-easy-to-grow-herbs/ Growing a Knowing Nose - https://kidsgardening.org/resources/lesson-plan-growing-a-knowing-nose-scent-lesson/ Growing Garden Companions - https://kidsgardening.org/resources/lesson-plans-growing-garden-companions/   WEBINARS FOR GARDEN EDUCATORS Peruse the webinar archives - https://kidsgardening.org/webinar-archives/ Register for the Landscape Design for Youth Garden E-Course - https://kidsgardening.org/the-latest-landscape-design-course/   SAMPLE GARDENING ACTIVITES Try exploring herbs - https://kidsgardening.org/resources/garden-activities-exploring-herbs/ Create an herb spiral garden - https://kidsgardening.org/resources/garden-activities-herb-spiral-garden/   SUPPORT THE GROWTH Donate to Kids Gardening - https://kidsgardening.org/donate-kg/   RELATED PODCASTS Food Forest Gardening - https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-f56t7-1296ecc Symbiotic Schoolyard - 

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