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Tomatoes.

Juicy cherry tomatoes straight from the garden is what turned my then-four-year-old nephew from a vegetable dismisser into a vegetable eater.  I was at the office when I received the call.  It went something like this:

Nephew: "Auntie Beth, guess what I'm eating.  CANDY!" 
Me: "You're calling me at work to tell me you're eating candy?"
Nephew: "Well, it's not regular candy.  It's tomatoes.  They taste so good it's like candy!  I have to go.  I'm gonna go eat some more!"

I am sure many of you have witnessed similar transformations.  Gardens have a wonderful ability to make produce disappear into the mouths and bellies of gardeners of all ages.  Maybe your story is about a crisp green bean, a peppery radish, or a lettuce wrap like in the book below.  Whatever the item, it is often the garden that facilitates such a narrative.  What items are favorites in your program?  Send a picture and it may be included it in a future e-mail.     


Happy gardening, 
Beth

Here are three of our go-to garden resources.  All are available for free as downloadable PDFs or as orderable hard copies.  Click on the icons to learn more.

          
Miles, Calli, Cilla, and Ayla explore the strawberries at Mary's Daycare in Crandon.  
Provider Mary Kircher writes, "I moved my residence and therefore my daycare in April of this year.  We left behind established fruit, vegetables, and herb gardens... We missed the gardens and apples trees more than the house."
This grant opportunity has been provided by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Race to the Top- Early Learning Challenge Grant.
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