Fuel the Body
Just being a kid
7-12
Helped with it
Loomis 9-year-old trades screen time for gardening, builds successful business
Photo and reporting by
CBS News Sacramento
What the parent did
His mother explained that his dislike of screens grew out of migraines he had as a young child, and the family helped set up an LLC and complete the county approval needed for him to sell at the farmers market.
A 9-year-old boy in Loomis grew a small school gardening project into a vegetable-selling business, harvesting and selling produce at the local farmers market instead of spending time on screens.
Where it happened:
Loomis, CA
Read the full story at
CBS News Sacramento
Try a smaller version this week
You don't need a whole business to get the idea across. Give your kid a $5 budget at the farmers market this weekend, let them pick everything, and cook dinner together with what they bring home.