Kids Can Grow Registration Deadline May 7

May 7, 2024, 11:45 pm, at Erickson Fields

Start your own backyard garden!

Starting May 9, Maine Coast Heritage Trust in collaboration with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a six-month session of Kids Can Grow, a program introducing families with children between the ages of seven to twelve to growing vegetables for healthy eating. Families will receive materials – lumber, soil, nails, seeds and seedlings – to build their own raised beds at home and will be assigned a garden mentor to provide inspiration and assistance with their home garden bed once a month. Kids and adults will learn the basics together in six monthly group classes at the preserve’s gardens and practice their skills in their own 3’ x 5’ raised bed gardens at home. 

Schedule

The program will begin with an orientation for the adult family members on Wednesday, May 9 from 4:00 to 5:15 PM at Erickson Fields Preserve, 164 West Street in Rockport. MCHT staff and Master Gardener Volunteers will lead a series of six monthly group classes from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Erickson Fields. The first class will be held Wednesday, May 15. The following classes will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM on the first Wednesday of each month, June through October. 

For More Information

Call (207) 236-2739 or email .

Registration

Participation fee is $75. Financial assistance is available on a sliding scale.

Space is limited. Registration is recommended by Tuesday, May 7.

Register here.