City Kids To Urban Farmers: Gardening With Kids In Brooklyn

Connecting city kids with the food they eat can be a challenge — Brooklyn isn’t exactly rural farmland anymore, and with more and more grocery shopping being done on apps, time spent exploring where food comes from is at a minimum.

If your city kid thinks apples come from the Fresh Direct delivery truck, then check out these spots where Brooklyn kids can get a little dirt under their nails, and learn some gardening basics while they’re at it.

First Discoveries For Toddlers
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 150 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Ages: 2-4
When: Tuesdays, 1:30-3pm (through August 25)
Each week kids will learn about nature with seed-planting, craft-making, and some wiggly worms. All activities are free with museum admission. Check out how you can use your IDNYC for free BBG membership.

South Brooklyn Children’s Garden: Friday Playdate
South Brooklyn Children’s Garden, 204 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Ages: 18 months to 5 years
When: Fridays, 9:30-11:30am (through September 4)
Friday mornings are made for playing in the dirt, and at South Brooklyn Children’s Garden kids can do just that. At this free, weekly playdate held in the community garden, kids can get play in the mud and run around the sprinklers.

Fun On The Farm
Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park, 452 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Ages: All
When: Saturdays and Sundays 2-5pm
On select weekends throughout the year, kids can help staff care for the Lefferts Historic House potato and berry garden by watering plants and pulling weeds. There’s a suggested donation of $3 and all tools will be provided.

Where is your favorite urban gardening experience for kids? Comment below and let us know!