2023 Kids Garden Contest

Dave here:
Once again in 2023 TTJ, the Jericho Town Library and the Town of Jericho Select Board sponsored the Kids Garden Contest.  After a successful garden season in 2022, we were excited to offer the program again.  The purpose of the contest it to:

• To encourage children of any age to learn the value of growing their own vegetables right outside their door by giving them an opportunity to experiment right in their back yard.  If yard space is limited, we will try to find an alternative space that will work.

The rules were simple:

• Register online and tell us what you'd like to grow in your garden
• All siblings can enter the contest, but only one garden per address will be awarded.
• There will be 10 raised garden beds, materials, and supplies, delivered to your door as prizes.  Seeds are available by the Jericho Seed Library sponsored by the Jericho Town Library.
• Additional help will be available for families who want to learn more about gardening.  For those who attend a workshop, plant starts will be available as well.
• This contest is for kids who live in and around the Town of Jericho

AND THE WINNERS ARE!

Not pictured is Evelyn and Amelia. Amelia wants to grow, strawberries for smoothies and Evelyn, Carrots for snacking and peppers, strawberries, basil, parsley, and cucumbers

Dave, Chris, Laura and Anne enjoyed delivering the gardens which included a 4'x6' frame, 1/2 yard of garden soil, 7 wooden stakes, garden cover and a watering can!
Congratulations to our garden recipients and we look forward to meeting up with them again in late summer to see how their gardens grew.