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    Gardening with Kids: A Montessori Home

    May 1, 2019 / No Comments
    We started our tomato plants as part of gardening with kids

    One of the very first blog posts I ever wrote (back in 2007) was about gardening. It’s been quite a journey over the years! Matt and I built awesome raised beds when we lived in Colorado. However, we ultimately failed to grow very much at all. When we settled in Houston, our house had too much shade for gardening. We then lived in a rental house in Austin and didn’t want to start anything. Finally, we settled into our current home. I fretted about whether or not to put raised beds in the front yard. I’m so glad I did! Gardening with kids is now a regular … Read More

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Make yourself at home! I’m Sara Cotner, a reader, blogger, author, mother of two, founder of Montessori For All, and sea foam green pottery collector living with a home base in Austin, TX, with Matt Bradford, going on adventures any chance we get. 

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