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FREE TUITION to Thanksgiving Point

"Junior Master Gardener Program"

I wish my little girls were old enough to be able to attend this wonderful program...I guess for now we'll stick with Papa's garden. The girls get lost in his towering tomato plants. They love to go into the garden with their little buckets and return with their half-eaten treasures.

."Thanksgiving Point, Utah’s cultural gathering place, is enrolling children ages 8 to 12 to participate in the Junior Master Gardener Club, a hands-on gardening program at Farm Country. Offered from 9 a.m. to noon every Wednesday throughout the summer.

Club members plant and maintain gardens, harvest and prepare food, work cooperatively in groups and learn about science and nutrition."

Thanksgiving Point's Junior Master Gardener Club works with the USU extension 4H program where participants will learn skills from canning the garden harvest to learning how water travels through plants to deliver nutrients. The young gardeners are involved in choosing what to plant and cultivating their gardens. A favorite is the pizza garden, rich with tomatoes, basil, onions, garlic and peppers.

"In late August, Junior Master Gardener participants sell their crops at the Thanksgiving Point Farmers Market. Kids experience the entire growing process – from seed to sale."

Enter to win FREE TUITION for your little gardener! This program hosts ages 8-12 and costs $99 for the entire summer. (TPoint is also offering a Saturday program for scouts ages 12-17 to help them earn merit badges. Call them for more info.)

You can enter 2 times:

1) Leave a comment below this post, with your first name/Last initial and tell how enjoying sharing the outdoors with a child (gardening, nature walks...). If you leave your e-mail in your post I'll contact you if you win.

2) Leave a comment below this post, with your first name/Last initial and tell me if you already follow this blog or that you are now following! Thanks for following! If you leave your e-mail in your post I'll contact you if you win.

Enter quickly, I need to choose a winner soon! I'll choose the winner with Random.org and post the name on the post. Please leave your e-mail so I can contact you.

Thanks, and Happy Gardening this summer!