Dr. Marion Mass writes about the valuable benefits of gardening with your kids. Why Grow your Own With Your Kids? I do not want to write about the obvious benefits (it tastes better, less pesticide exposure, sense of responsibility, sense of accomplishment) of getting your kids to help you grow organic produce. It is the things I never expected that you need to hear: You are fostering common sense. You can’t buy it at the world’s best Universities!!! Neither of my parents went to college.