This page is devoted to examples, studies, and so forth, describing the natural world, children, the value of “dirt time” and gardening — the kind of things that motivated us to provide Parker Learning Gardens to the world. Explore…

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Being in the garden is good for children.

Developing the mind —

Connecting children’s “mental imagery” to the natural world—
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200925-how-screen-time-affects-childrens-brains

Developing the immune system —

https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/life-science-news/a-forest-based-yard-improved-the-immune-system-of-daycare-children-in-only-a-month

Gardens

Mud

How to build a mud kitchen– https://www.gsheller.com/2014/10/the-original-mud-pie-kitchen.html

Resilience is possible

A beautiful example of agricultural balance lasting thousands of years– https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-10-08/the-lost-forest-gardens-of-europe/

Plants, fungi and microbes work together to create a wholesome home for us all.

An informative  overview describing very early origins of plants and fungi working together long before even roots branches and flowers cam along–  
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/10/hidden-world-fungi-life-earth

So many life forms, so little time.

On modern fungi, from David Wagner, who does the Oregon Nature Calendars we love—
https://www.eugeneweekly.com/2020/10/01/its-about-time-october-2020/