“Little Sprouts Gardening is a program where children are introduced to nature through stories, songs, art projects and gardening. Throughout the seasons, little ones and their parents learn about flowers, food, animals and insects as they explore the garden from top to bottom.”
Children explore a sage bloom during a recent Little Sprouts class where they learned about bees and the important role they play in pollination. Photo by Cheryl Hatch/isisphotos.com
A mother lends a hand as her daughter crafts a bumblebee during a recent Little Sprouts class led by Melanthia Peterman. Photo by Cheryl Hatch/isisphotos.com.
Little Sprouts participants tend their garden beds. Each child maintains their own plot where they've been growing peas, beans, lettuce, radished, strawberries, thyme and sunflowers. Photo by Cheryl Hatch/isisphotos.com
