Looking to help your child avoid the summer slide while spending time outside and learning to grow food? Send them to Plant U on Tuesday nights! Starting June 6 from 6-7:30pm, The University of Illinois Extension in Sterling will be offering a summer youth gardening program for kids ages 5 – 18 to grow their favorite color. Topics to be covered: Planting & Soil, Seeds & Flowers, Pollination, Growing Fruits, Growing Vegetables, Insects, Caring for Living Things, Caring for Nature, Historical Gardening, Garden Fitness, Marketing, and Garden Harvest & Cleanup. Register online at https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=16655
