Patrice Porter, the Gardening Grandma
Bringing the old-time skill of gardening to the next generations.
Patrice is a mother, grandmother, Certified Educational Associate having worked for 15 years with young children in the “Play and Exploration” program.
She is also a Gardening Consultant, sharing in her love of gardening and 45 years gardening experience.
She makes her home in the Boreal Forest of Saskatchewan, enjoying wild crafting, photography, and living a self-sufficient lifestyle.
Her newest project is “Got Dirt? Gardening for Kids”, where she plants the seed of gardening and being able to grow your own food. Then she nurtures the young folks so they can blossom into lifelong gardeners. Giving them a skill that develops independence and has them contributing to the family table, connecting with nature and gives them more appreciation for homegrown food with the knowledge of where their food comes from.
Patrice truly believes in the potential of our youth and has written a book series “Bringing Out the Potential of Children” found on her author page at: http://www.amazon.com/author/patriceporter
Hi! I’m Patrice Porter, the gardening grandma and creator of “Got Dirt? Gardening for Kids”. I encourage people to get out and garden with their children, mentoring them in a fun, motivating way to gain the lifelong skill of gardening which gives self-reliance, brings a connection to nature and put them on the path of a healthy lifestyle.
So if your show focuses on healthy lifestyles and conscious parenting this topic would be great as I open doors into that wonderful world of gardening with kids. This is a great activity especially for these times when kids are at home more and can be a terrific bonding experience for the parents and their children. It gives a connection to nature and will give a survival skill that could mean they would never have to know hunger.
If parents or caregivers want their children to grow to their greatest potential, gardening can be a wonderful avenue to do that.
I’ve created a book series “Bringing Out the Potential of Children” that includes other avenues to explore.
Gardening and having children develop to their greatest potential are my passions and I’ll share that passion with your listeners.
Here’s to green thumbs and bright futures!
Patrice
– Gardening, wild crafting as part of a healthy lifestyle and survival skill so you never have to know hunger
– Child centered education, developing the potential of children
– Instilling a love of nature
– Cooking/food preparation of real foods, developing a healthy food culture
– Self-sufficient lifestyle
Interviewed on “The Gift of Choice” with Bonnie Groessl on “Fulfilling Aspirations, unearthing potential to make for brighter futures. Listen in at: http://thegiftofchoice.libsyn.com/guest-patrice-porter-fulfilling-aspirations-unearthing-potential-and-making-for-brighter-futures
Interviewed on Meadows and Makers Recording at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz_MT_IQGvs
Desktop computer, Blue Yeti Mic, Sony headphones
I am flexible on what hours and days I am available for interviews. Contact me to make arrangements for other times then those that are listed.
