TTF’s Kids Adopt-a-Garden at Metz Recreation Center focuses on providing a space for local elementary school students and children to experience the joys of the outdoors and learn about the environment through hands-on activities. The program introduces children to all facets of gardening including planting, watering, weeding, and harvesting, as well as important concepts such as pollination, composting, and the differences between native and invasive species.

Kids, some of whom may not have any gardening experience, get the chance to learn about their natural environment and explore it in a new, hands-on way. The program works to encourage curiosity in growing their own food and learning about new species of edible plants that they otherwise wouldn’t be introduced to.