Earning Young Cultivator Merit Badges

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4. Green Thumb Kids

Beginner Level

• Try a fruit or vegetable that you would not normally eat. Talk with your mentoring Sister about why you do or don’t like it.
• Identify your favorite fruit or vegetable.

Intermediate Level

• Visit a local u-pick farm or a farmers’ market. Look for your favorite fruit or vegetable. Discuss why it is or isn’t there and why the organic version is better for you.

Expert Level

• Plant your favorite fruit or vegetable in a garden or in a container (strawberries, peas, and spinach are all easy to grow).
• Learn how to take care of your plant organically. Your reward? Yummy, healthy vegetables!

July, 2011 Edition