"I've personally witnessed Garth's skills and patience working with children in our community. At the end of the experience the children glowed with the sweat of a job well done that would be a gift to the larger community for a long time to come."
"I can endorse the vision and care of Garth's work and his hope for the future."
"Having seen the proactive and structured nature of the LAND program at work first hand in front of my store, I've got to say, one can almost see the gears turning in the kids' heads.This is a highly worthwhile endeavor. Keep up the good work."
"I really enjoy LAND, it gives you a chance to get dirty, learn more about our plants and environment. I love to make our Town look beautiful by planting flowers in each of the shopping centers. I love to work hard, and make a difference, and this class is where I can do this."
“LAND offers extraordinary hands-on activities for students. Students are actively engaged and eager to work with Mr. Seely.Their faces light up when they are given the opportunity to learn through nature.”
“The Barnesville School has been blessed to have Garth Seely and the LAND program involved with our after-school enrichment programs. Through LAND, our students have been active and engaged in learning about nature, the environment, and our wonderful Agricultural Reserve.”
"Monocacy Elementary School students who have worked with LAND have developed a greater appreciation for the natural world around them. Their eagerness to share what they have learned after a day with the Seelys demonstrates just how engaging and inspiring the activities are for kids. We have all benefited from the learning provided by the LAND staff."
Describing a field trip:
“Educational! Hands-on learning in an enriched environment.
Making learning fun in the great outdoors.”
“LAND is great because you get to be outside and learn creatively about plants, animals, and nature.”
Mateo has belonged to the Landscaping Club since he was in kindergarten and it has brought out the sensible, caring boy in him. LAND is a priceless gift from the Seely family that I encourage everyone to support. By bringing awareness at an early age, LAND harvests a positive attitude in children and teaches them not to take for granted what has been given to us—our LAND.
"Working with the folks from LAND was easy and very beneficial to Montgomery Parks. They organized an enthusiastic volunteer group of kids from the local school to help us with some of our plantings in the parks, and it was great to see them in action! You could tell the kids were learning a lot, and at the same time they were contributing to the community and the environment. We always learn something too, and look forward to working with LAND again!"
“We love it when Mr. Seely comes to the Elf School! The kids love to participate in the projects he has created for our school. Corn husk decorating, planting, mulching, and insect discovery are all fun learning experiences for our three to five year olds!”
“As part of our science curriculum we study the life cycle of a butterfly. We are fortunate to have a butterfly garden at our school and were able to have Garth come in and work with our second graders. During his several sessions with our students he talked about insects in the garden, different plants, and which ones were host plants for caterpillars. The students also had hands-on experience in the garden weeding, planting, and preparing the garden for our butterfly release. The students really enjoyed working with Garth and many would like to have his job.”
“I really enjoyed working with the kids in LAND. Besides being great fun, it was inspirational to observe how focused the children were on learning about plants and planting, and so serious about doing good work. Their energy level was truly inspirational!”
