Burpee expands youth, community gardens award program

Burpee Home Gardens is accepting applications for the 2011 “I Can Grow” Youth Garden Award. The Youth Garden Award will sponsor and support urban school and community gardens in cities across the United States in 2011. It is an extension of last year’s “I Can Grow” campaign.
The 2011 “I Can Grow” Youth Garden Awards will be presented to established or start-up programs that demonstrate well-developed and staffed plans for a youth-centered educational program, with emphasis on nutrition and food production, environmental awareness, social responsibility, and scholastic integration.
Selected applicants will be awarded: up to 500 vegetable and herb plants from the Burpee Home Gardens lineup of plants; $2,500 in garden supplies; on-site assistance for initial garden layout and installation from Burpee Home Gardens experts; 5 gallons of Daniels Plant Food; and a Flip camera to document the garden’s progress throughout the year.
All entries must be postmarked by Dec. 3, 2010.

Pictured: Applications are being accepted for the Burpee Home Gardens "I Can Grow" Youth Garden Award.