"Growing Your Own Food from Food Scraps"

The Ashland Garden Club is offering an activity for children and adults in support of Sustainability Day at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday August 23rd 9:30-11:30 at the Children’s Activity table area.

Did you know that a lot of the produce in your kitchen will sprout new growth just by putting it in water or soil? This activity explores growing food from the ends and scraps of produce in your kitchen. Some examples of food you can use include: potatoes, green onions, celery, garlic, lettuce, carrots, beets, and turnips.

Members of the Ashland Garden Club will demonstrate how to grow food from food ends to children and their parents.  They will share photos of actual plants grown from food scraps, and will give children the opportunity to prepare 1-2 vegetables to grow in water, and eventually plant into a pot with soil.  Also available will be a packet of information about how to grow from food, and a special "Observation Chart" for the children to track the growth of their plant.