Unlike watching television, where you don t talk, or going to an amusement park, where you all split up, building a garden requires teamwork and communication. Together you can choose the seeds, plan their placement and discuss recipes for your future crop. Plants need to be watered and weeded throughout their growing cycle, not just the day you begin the project. In this world of microwave ovens and fast food, a garden is a startling contrast. A Happy Meal isn t going to pop out of the ground.
Children learn to be patient for plants to grow.
The term delayed gratification takes on new meaning. Good eating habits. By growing vegetables, aversion to them is minimized, if not eliminated. Furthermore, children learn that when vegetables come out of the ground, they re not wrapped in plastic like the ones at the supermarket and fresh veggies taste much better. There are scientific and biblical reasons to get your family gardening.