Junior Master Gardener
For elementary school age kids.
Dozens of fun dirty-hands projects that promote a love of gardening, develop an appreciation for the environment and cultivate the mind.
Some counties have more requirements. Contact your 4-H leader or UI Extension county office to check.
Optional Supporting Materials
- Digging Deeper, Integrating Youth Gardens Into Schools & Communities (Penn.)
- Wildlife Gardener (Texas)
- Operation Thistle: Seeds of Despair Plant Growth & Development, Level 2 (Texas)
- Literature in the Garden (Texas)
- Health and Nutrition From the Garden (Texas)
- Garden Mosaics Program Manual (New York)
- Selecting Vegetables for Exhibit (MSUE) pdf