I must admit that one of the things I miss most at this time of year is fresh garden vegetables. With all the holiday munching it is too bad the good weather has past and there aren’t as many locally or home grown items readily available to keep us healthier. My funder today’s offers a gardening funds to promote an understanding of gardening and the know how to make it happen.

This week’s pick: Welch's, the processing and marketing subsidiary of the National Grape Cooperative Association, and Scholastic's Parent & Child Magazine have launched the new Harvest Grants which will help schools across the U.S. to create fruit and vegetable gardens. One of there goals is to make this a very hands-on learning experience for the students.

Five K-8 schools will receive packages from Welch’s valued at $1,000 each; 25 schools will receive $500 packages; and 70 schools will receive $250 packages. Deadline to submit a request is February 6, 2010. To see the full RFP, click here.