Grow It! Cook It! Eat It!: Garden-to-Table STEM / STEAM Projects, Science Experiments & Recipes — 17 Hands-On Indoor Garden Projects for Kids Ages 6–12

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Does your kid spend every afternoon glued to a screen?Does dinner turn into a battle over vegetables?Grow It! Cook It! Eat It! fixes both — and you don't need a backyard to do it. All you need is a windowsill, a few containers, and a little curiosity.Nina Grove is a second-grade teacher and mom who grew cherry tomatoes on an apartment balcony with her daughters — using yogurt cups and kitchen scraps. She wrote this book because real science happens right in your kitchen — no lab required.There's an old saying every gardener knows: the sweetest tomato is always the one you grew yourself. And kids? They'll eat anything they've grown with their own hands — even the vegetables they've been refusing for years.Here's what you and your child will discover:No backyard? No problem. Grow 17 projects from sprouts to strawberries — all from a windowsill, counter, or balconyHarvest real food in just 3 days — so your child sees results before they lose interestCook real recipes from your own harvest — quick and easy enough for kids to make, delicious enough for the whole familyFinally crack the picky eater problem — kids always eat what they grew themselves (science agrees!)Run 8 real STEM experiments and finally understand why plants grow the way they doUnlock the secret life inside a seed — a discovery so surprising, they'll want to repeat it immediatelyUse a simple shoebox to prove how plants chase light — and much, much moreYou'll also get a science journal, observation log, plant labels, and a real certificate of achievement — everything you need in one book.Great for classrooms, camps, and clubs, too. Teachers, homeschool families, summer-camp leaders, and school garden clubs use these projects as ready-made STEM activities — low-mess, low-cost, and easy to run with a group. Every project works just as well for one child at the kitchen table as for a whole class at a sunny classroom windowsill, in any season.Think your child isn't ready? Think you need a green thumb?Every project was tested by real kids with zero experience. No yard. No special tools. No expertise required.Even if your child has never grown anything. Even if you live in a tiny apartment. Even if they push vegetables to the side of every plate.If your child can fill a jar with water, they can do this.Start your first windowsill garden today — your first sprouts will be ready before the week is out.