Join 4-H for a fun summer project to get your kids excited about gardening!

About the program:

The Little Roots Gardening Program will guide you through growing six different plants, seed to harvest. Designed for ages 5 to 7, youth will engage in weekly activities like:

• Observing the world around them
• Researching basic horticulture terms
• Caring for their plants.

What you'll need:

• A 4x6-foot planting area and/or garden planters/containers and access to water
  • A limited number of spots will be available at our DuPage County plots in Wheaton
• Little Roots Gardening Calendar (provided)
• Little Roots Seed Packets (provided)
• Other garden tools may include: gloves, trowel, and watering can

$20 program fee due at enrollment. (No additional cost for current Cloverbud members who have a completed, paid 2020-21 enrollment).

The program kicks off later this spring! Complete our Little Roots interest form to receive updates and registration information.

If you have any questions, contact: Andrea Farrier, 4-H Youth Development program coordinator at farrier2@illinois.edu or 630-955-1123 x18.