AAMES Youth Gardening Contest

AAMES is hosting a Spring Gardening contest for A.M.E. Scouts this upcoming Spring 2021. 

The Contest will begin on February 15, 2021 and will end on May 15, 2021

AAMES in partnership with the “AME International Health Commission” (Healthy Living Project) and “Friend of AAMES” (FAAMES) will the holding a Gardening Competition the Chair of the Competition will be Milton Chambliss (8^th)

This competition is open to all AME Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts ages 6 -17 

AME Scouts can participate as individuals or as Troops or Packs.

The contest will include three categories of gardens and prize levels:

1. Apartment or confined garden:      1^st Place $100     2^nd Place $50     3^rd Place $25

• Individual Scout outdoor garden:   1^st Place $100     2^nd Place $50     3^rd Place $25
• Scout Troop or Pack – Community Garden:  1^st Place $200   2^nd Place $100   3^rd Place $50

Youth are encouraged to begin to prepare early for entry into the contest.  These are the steps participants should prepare to document with photos and a written account (date when each step occurred) of their progress from before planting through harvest:

1. Decide what you want to grow
2. Choose a location
3. Plan your garden beds
4. Invest in basic garden tools
5. Test your soil
6. Prepare the soil
7. Choose the right seeds 
8. Plant with care
9. Nurture your garden
10. Enjoy your harvest!

More information on the steps to starting your own garden can be found at:

GSUSA Gardening Handbook

BSA” Gardening “Merit Badge Book

How to Start a Garden – 10 Steps to Gardening for Beginners (commonsensehome.com)

How to Start a Garden – 10 Steps to Gardening for Beginners

Please contact AAMES Scouting Gardening Contest Committee Chair:   Milton J. Chambliss, 8^th Episcopal District, Scoutmaster.  Pearl Street A.M.E. Church, Troop 51, Committee Chairman at miltonchambliss@yahoo.com or 601-497-8401 for additional information.

To learn how to start a Boy Scout or Girl Scout Unit at your Church, please contact Clarence Crayton at ccrayton@amescouts.org for Boy Scouts or Vivianne Frye-Perry at vfrye-perry@amescouts.org for Girl Scouts.

Also, please visit us on Facebook at AAMES Scouting Connection.