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Plus, it’s great for parents to get outside and
work on something with their children. It’s fun
to be able to involve your kids in cooking dinner
and gathering fresh ingredients you grew together.
Last year, I just had herbs in small pots outside
my door. I loved going outside with my son to
clip some and then add those to the dinner we
cooked. I found he was much more excited about
dinner and more prone to try new things if he was
involved in the process.
If you’re interesting in gardening with your
kids, it can be incredibly easy and simple. You
don’t have to tear up your yard and make a huge
garden. Our area is great for growing tomatoes,
which can be grown in containers with the cage
included. Super easy! No planting even required,
just watering. Herbs are always very easy and can
be grown in small containers.
To make it even easier, you could even go outside
your home and get involved in the gardening
process. Many area schools have gardens and
probably love when parents volunteer to help tend
to them. There are small community gardens in
both New Albany and Jeffersonville.
IF IT’S SUNNY, YOU
BETTER GET OUT
AND TAKE ADVANTAGE
BECAUSE THE NEXT
DAY VERY WELL
COULD BE RAINY,
FRIGID, SWAMPY HOT...
Huber’s is a huge, beautiful farm in Starlight.
On their website, they have a picking schedule.
Depending on the date, you and your children
can pick strawberries, zucchini, green beans,
apples, peppers and eventually pumpkins. You
can ride out to the fields on a tractor, fill a box with
freshly-picked produce and then check out at the
market when you’re done. My son loves picking
strawberries and then making strawberry bread
when we get home.
You can even just check out one of the wonderful
farmer’s markets in the area and get a chance to
speak with the farmers who harvested the food
you’re about to eat. Then you get to have delicious,
local produce without any of the dirty work.
Whatever works for you and your family, try
some locally grown food this summer.
Have you ever admired a successful
business woman and wondered how
she made it to the top?
Join us for Pearls of Wisdom and
hear firsthand from these successful
keynote speakers.
Wednesday, June 6
Cile Blau
Senior Judge
State of Indiana
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Wednesday, September 5
Nikki R. Jackson
Senior Vice President and Regional Executive
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