Children’s Gardening Program Cultivates Lifeskills from SCRATCH

By AV's Intern Team | June 3, 2014 |

By Megan Northcote When state legislators arrived at an annual conference at West Virginia State University last year, a 7-year-old girl marched up to numerous government officials, pointed to a brochure photograph of herself holding a tomato, and proudly announced, “I’m famous because I grew this tomato and I’m going to give you my autograph.”…

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Hitting the Trail with Kids at Hungry Mother

By AV's Intern Team | June 20, 2013 |

Story and photos by Paige Campbell Becoming a parent is no reason to turn in your hiking boots. Children are naturals on the trail, in fact, and as long as you adjust your expectations, there are plenty of trails that are completely doable for hikers of all sizes, and very much worth doing. A favorite…

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