One of my viola plants in Westfield! I forgot to mention that the students also got to tour the kitchen garden at the botanical garden in Kernersville. It was amazing to me that none of the students recognized any of the common plants, like lettuce, strawberries and pansies. This was true even of the students who enjoy the outdoors and participate in hunting, fishing and four wheeling with their families. Who knew that everyone didn't know what a pansy was???? THANKS MOM!!! I have a lot of left over seeds so I am going to bring them in with some potting soil and the plastic four packs that i have saved and let the kids plant some seeds. One of our science teachers and I were talking about how so many kids never go outside and think that outside is "icky", dirty, boring and various other uncomplimentary adjectives. If young people don't care about the outdoors, they may not put up much of a fight to protect our air, water and wild spaces.
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