The Cambridge Community Garden is working with the Cambridge Central Schools to involve children in the garden. For example, in the spring of 2010, every grade school aged child started a seed that they will plant at the community garden.
We are also working to involve others local children's groups at the community gardens. The gardens include children's areas, such as a strawberry snacking patch, and we hope to facilitate future special projects and events as well. Some ideas that have been brought up at meetings include:
- Run a composting project (collect from local sources and compost at gardens)
- Plant a shared children's garden
- Make a stepping stone garden
- Older children could help w/ building things such as info kiosk or compost facility or raised beds
- Build and/or install bird/bat houses
- Study insects and plants at the gardens
- Start seedlings
- Art/photography projects
- Hummingbird/butterfly garden
If you are involved with a children's group and would like to discuss these or other ideas, please email us at community-garden at cambridgeny dot net or call Bliss at 518-677-3151.
