Morning Ag Clips reports applications open for UMaine Extension Kids Can Grow

Morning Ag Clips reported applications are now available for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Kids Can Grow gardening program in York County. Children ages 7–12 will learn how to grow vegetables, flowers and herbs, and how to build and maintain a raised-bed garden at home, as well as learn about community service by donating produce from the gardens to local food pantries and shelters, Morning Ag Clips reported. Sessions will be held monthly on Saturdays, April 13–Sept. 21, at Crossroads United Methodist Church in Sanford. Registration is $25 per child; enrollment is limited to 24. The application deadline is March 11. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact UMaine Extension York County, 324.2814; susan.tkacik@maine.edu.