We’re searching cross-country for more youth gardens
Jessie Atchison Burpee Home Gardens Brand Manager, 2008-2010
In 2010, the Burpee Home Gardens team was excited to share the rewards of vegetable gardening to a selection of youth and public gardening programs across the United States. We felt honored to assist....
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Homegrown vegetables make healthier schools
Jessie Atchison Burpee Home Gardens Brand Manager, 2008-2010
In June the Burpee Home Gardens team was honored to take part in the wonderful student gardens at the Academy for Global Citizenship in Chicago. Our addition of a time-out garden for students to gather....
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Tomato time
Jessie Atchison Burpee Home Gardens Brand Manager, 2008-2010
Tomato harvesting is upon us, and home vegetable gardeners (new and seasoned) are being inundated with their bounty! If you haven’t planned ahead with ready-to-go tomato recipes (and you’ve....
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A taste of success – our first cucumbers!
Jessie Atchison Burpee Home Gardens Brand Manager, 2008-2010
A few weeks ago, I gave you some ideas about gardening with kids, and I mentioned that my son, who is 5, is an enthusiastic veggie gardener. While our garden this year did not live up to his (extremely....
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Time out for gardening
Jessie Atchison Burpee Home Gardens Brand Manager, 2008-2010
A recent study of 1,300 teachers was commissioned by the Royal Horticultural Society in the U.K. and found children in schools that encouraged gardening became more resilient, confident, and lived h....
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Kids love getting dirty. Get them in the garden!
Jessie Atchison Burpee Home Gardens Brand Manager, 2008-2010
My son is five years old, and he is a bright, happy, hilarious kid. He started planning our family’s vegetable garden in February. Now, his mother works for a gardening company, so this isn’t....
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Denver school gardens get boost from Burpee
Jessie Atchison Burpee Home Gardens Brand Manager, 2008-2010
As part of the ‘I Can Grow’ program, we were part of a wonderful event yesterday at Fairview Elementary (a Denver-area public school) to kick off Burpee Home Gardens' donation of 1,000 v....
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Contest winner 'Dreams a Little Green'
Jessie Atchison Burpee Home Gardens Brand Manager, 2008-2010
Last growing season, we held an essay contest called “Dream a Little Green”. The grand-prize winner was Eleanor Justice from northern Baltimore, who tugged at our hearts with her tribute....
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Veggie frenzy
Jessie Atchison Burpee Home Gardens Brand Manager, 2008-2010
Wow! Chicagoans sure are excited about the vegetable-planting season! As soon as our Burpee Home Gardens Team rolled the 6 filled racks of vegetable carts down Madison Street, eager city commuters were....
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Free plants in Chicago!
Jessie Atchison Burpee Home Gardens Brand Manager, 2008-2010
Tomorrow the Burpee Home Gardens Team will encourage our Chicago neighbors to grow vegetables this gardening season! To celebrate the passing of the frost-free date and the arrival of planting season,....
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