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Gardening and Teens- motivation or moonshot?

 
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I have four boys, and struggle to get them all involved!  We are starting over on a new,  .25 acre property, and my (pre)teens are not at all interested.  Ages 2 thru 7 always want to be put with me, but 11 hits and it's a chore.
 
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Briana you might find this thread helpful City Kids Turned Farm Kids there are a variety of different ideas in this thread. Maybe some of the ideas could work for you.

 
So you made a portal in time and started grabbing people. This tiny ad thinks that's rude:
It's a bit like "run away to the circus" but for gardeners
https://wheaton-labs.com/bootcamp
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