A family guide to nature, creativity, and living well.

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Cultivate

Featuring stories from farms, gardens, and communities shaping a healthier way of living—for families, children, and anyone curious about where food and nature meet.

Kate Medina and Emily Sells of Koiner Farm share

🌱 Why urban farms can be valuable community spaces
🧑‍🎓 Hands-on farming opportunities for teenagers and college students
🍅 Growing abundant food in small urban spaces
🥕 Eating locally and seasonally through farmers markets and CSAs
📵 Giving young people an opportunity to learn outdoors—and away from screens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXJXF59HKYk

Ryan Kalivretenos of Common Root Farm shares

🌱 His path from photography to farming
🥒 How organic and regenerative farming differ from conventional agriculture
🌎 Why healthy soil is the foundation of healthy food
🥦 Ryan's perspective on freshness, nutrition, and buying locally
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Why children should learn where their food comes from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncm_XfXpvdE&t=21s

Kevin Gaudry-Smith of Three Sisters Urban Farm shows

👨‍👩‍👧 How to help children develop a lifelong connection with nature and food 🌿 How he transformed a suburban yard into an edible landscape
🍑 Growing figs, pawpaws, grapes, pomegranates, berries, and other edible plants
🦋 Why native plants support pollinators and biodiversity
🌱 Building healthy soil naturally with compost and organic methods

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boulSu6vGnk&t=184s

Kid’s Corner

Created by kids, for kids.

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Native Plants of Maryland

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Nature art, hands-on projects, and art for a cause

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