Health
True or False: Having a garden can be good for your health.
True!
True or False: The fruits and vegetables you grow in a garden will never taste as good as the fruits and vegetables you get from the grocery store.
False!
True or False: Gardens can be good for the environment.
True!
True or False: People can only have a garden in their backyard.
False!
True or False: Having a garden can save you money.
True!
True or False: People with gardens never get sick.
False!
Which of these is NOT a food you can grow in a garden?
1. Apples
2. Durian
3. Chocolate
Number 3, chocolate, is not a food you can grow in a garden!
True or False: People who have gardens don't create any pollution.
False!
True or False: Some people rely on community gardens for fresh fruit and vegetables.
True!
True or False: People who have gardens grow taller than people who don't have gardens.
False!
Which of these is NOT a health benefit of having a garden?
1. More nutritious fruits and vegetables
2. More time sitting in dirt
3. More exercise and sunlight
Number 2, more time sitting in dirt, is not a health benefit!
True or False: Some fruits and vegetables are most nutritious when left raw.
True!
Fill in the blank: The plants in a garden also help ______ the air by turning carbon dioxide into oxygen!
Clean!
Fill in the blank.
Having a garden can make it easier to _____ fresh fruits and vegetables!
Access!
What is a benefit?
Benefit: When something benefits you, that means it helps you!
What does it mean to be healthy?
Healthy: Taking care of your body and mind so they will be strong and well.
What is one food that you could make using fruits or vegetables from our garden?
Fill in the blank: Having a garden can create a spot for native ______ (bees, butterflies, birds, wasps) to come visit!
Pollinators!
What does access mean?
Access: Being able to get to something.
How can having a garden save you money?
How can having a garden help you eat more healthy?
How can having a garden help you have better food?
How can having a garden help your community?
Name three garden benefits!