{"product_id":"growing-a-life-illne-pevec-9781613320174","title":"Growing a Life: Teen Gardeners Harvest Food, Health, and Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA testament to the influential nature of educational and community gardening programs for teens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart engaging conversation, part comprehensive fieldwork, Growing a Life demonstrates just how influential educational and community gardening programs can be for young teens. Follow author Ill ne Pevec as she travels from rural Colorado to inner city New York, agrarian New Mexico to Oakland, California, in order to study youth gardening and the benefits it contributes to at-risk teen lives. Extensive research, supplemented by beautifully candid interviews with students, illustrate the life altering physical and mental benefits that mentored gardening programs can provide. Giving readers the opportunity to examine the largely unexplored topic of urban gardening, the programs discussed present models for future educational and community based gardens. Each destination brings with it an abundance of programs geared toward educating teens by giving them the tools they will need in order to have fruitful futures. With an emphasis on positive psychology, Growing a Life delves into the minds of underprivileged teens and what gardening means to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ill駭e Pevec\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1613320175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613320174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Village Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Ill駭e Pevec","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130616508671,"sku":"9781613320174","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44032de5-715c-4a44-98c8-69a4aa1e2c5f.jpg?v=1687470345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/growing-a-life-illne-pevec-9781613320174","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}