Kids Grow! is Back

Building off of the success of last year, Kids Grow! is proud to announce that we will once again be running  garden events for children during the summer of 2013. Peer Helpers (student volunteers) from the Centre for Community-Engaged Learning at the University of Calgary, will facilitate weekly events to each children about gardening, food production, community building and environmental stewardship.

The Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Garden (corner of Sunnyhill Lane and 9 Ave NW) has invited us back for another year and we are excited to be returning to our lovely garden plot next to the orchard. Programming in this garden will once again run Saturdays from 10am-12pm.

Kids Grow! is excited to announce that we have also made a new partnership for the summer and will be expanding our program into another garden. We will also be facilitating workshops at the Silver Springs Community Garden (intersection of Silver Hill Road and Silver Hill Way) on Saturday afternoons from 2-4pm.

Both programs will launch on Saturday, June 8, 2013. You do not have to be a member of the garden community to attend the workshops. All events are free. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Like us on Facebook at Kids Grow Calgary to keep informed about upcoming events. We look forward to seeing you this summer.

Kids Grow! Finds a Home

Today was a wonderful day spent working in the garden and meeting lovely people!

In addition to introducing ourselves to the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Garden members, we were able to carve out our own little niche in the 'A' plot near the compost bins. Buff helped with clearing out the strawberries and transplanting them to the newly created strawberry patch which we have also inherited as a project for the Kids Grow! team.

The people at Hillhurst Sunnyside Garden were really supportive of our endeavour to bring kids programming into the garden, and are willing to help out.

Thanks to everyone at the garden for making us feel so welcome, and get ready for some little hands to get happily dirty!

Kids Grow! Mission Statement and Description

Kids Grow! is a student directed, volunteer led, pilot project seeking to implement children's community gardening activities into existing Hillhurst and Sunnyside community gardens. Student volunteers, selected by the Centre for Community-Engaged Learning (CCEL) coordinate, promote, and implement child-focused, garden-centred, educational and recreational activities.

The goal of Kids Grow! is to involve children in community gardening, to increase gardening and food production knowledge, and to promote healthy and sustainable food choices.