Girl Scouts give back to their community and complete the Daisy Flower Garden Journey!

Daisy Troop 602 have been busy bees in the garden completing their Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden Journey! 

Over the course of the Journey, the troop from Three Creek, Idaho not only learned how to care for a garden, but also learned leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and the importance of community service. 

The first part of their journey involved planting lettuce, parsley, and peas in their mini-garden. Daisies quickly learned that if they didn't water their plants, they wouldn't sprout. This taught girls to be responsible for what they do, which in turn helped them earn the Watering Can Award. 

To earn the Golden Honey Bee Award, the girls had to take action through a gardening effort to make the world a better place.  One of the Brownies suggested planting apple trees at Three Creek School as a community service project. A portion of the troop’s cookie money supported the project and the girls planted 2 gala apple trees. "I learned how to plant and water apple trees," said Daisy Katie. "And I learned how deep the hole needs to be."

The girls also worked with teacher Dena Pollock to implement a community garden at Three Creek school. They learned about permaculture and worm composting with Rusty Bowman of Earthen Exposure as well as grew ladybugs for the Three Creek School community garden.

They also took a field trip to Tubbs Berry Farm in Twin Falls to learn about apiaries where the Daisies discovered the importance of honey bees, which is crucial in a Daisy Flower Garden.

To complete the journey and earn the Amazing Daisy Award, the Daisies planned their garden party at the end of our Court of Awards. They requested veggies, honey butter sandwiches (cut with a Daisy cookie cutter), apples, and V8 Splash Berry Blend juice. The troop leaders also decided to host an ice cream party with the girls making ice cream in a bag.