Gardening for fun and for food is how Lions will discover some of the wonders of natural science.
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Discover where the food we eat comes from.
Plant a small garden outside or in a container.
Visit with an individual who can demonstrate different ways to garden (outside, greenhouse, container, etc.) and the basic skills needed to garden.
Discover where the food we eat comes from.
Activity that matches the food and where it comes from the ground, a tree, a vine, or a farm.
Visit a supermarket and arrange a tour of each department to learn where food for that department comes from.
Cub Scouts identify where different food comes from in this relay race.
Plant a small garden outside or in a container.
Choose one of the following:
Plant an avocado seed.
Use recycled paper egg cartons to make a small herb garden.
Decorate a small pot and plant sunflower seeds.
Visit with an individual who can demonstrate different ways to garden (outside, greenhouse, container, etc.) and the basic skills needed to garden.
Plan to visit a nursery, garden, community garden, or botanical garden that will allow Cub Scouts to do some planting.
