The “Tilling Tigers” have passed the baton to the next group of Junior Master Gardeners who will be participating in our Orange Thumb project.  (Altogether, 4 groups of children will be running with the Orange Thumb banner, and all will qualify for their Junior Master Gardener pin at the end of the project.)

We got up early to prepare for the arrival of the 9 – 11 year olds who would work in the gardens this week.  In #9203 you can see that the Fiskars tools are all ready for the newest swarm of young gardeners!

In #9210, the children receive their T-shirts, along with a packet of wildflower seeds and a note and picture from each of the first group of Tilling Tigers.  (They wished them well and told them how much fun they’re going to have.)

This phase of our project takes place in one of the two community gardens in Coppell, Texas, where vegetables are harvested every weekend for the local Food Bank.  In Picture #9207, you’ll see what the children will realize when they arrive at the gardens…they will be participating in “planting a row for the hungry.”

Hey, what do you think of our fancy new orange duds?  We’re learning tool safety and garden basics (#9212) as we’re finally let out in the soil to “do our stuff!” 

Oh, wow!  What a new experience to dig in the beds with all our new tools and pull up cuties like these little carrots!  (Picture #9220)

We can’t wait to see what next week brings!