The Mercer County Nutrition Educational Program Assistant partnered with Mercer Area Family Education Wellness (MAFEW) in a summer program that was held at Mercer County Elementary School. The NEP Assistant would go once a week for 6-weeks to work with a group of 3^rd through 5^th graders on nutrition using Exploring My Plate with Professor Popcorn curriculum. The children were introduced to My Plate and then were asked to describe the plate. Each week the NEP assistant gave a lesson on a section of the plate so the youth could learn about different foods and why they needed them in their diet. After hearing that ½ their plate needed to be fruits and vegetables, they began adding more fruits and vegetables in their diet. MAFEW decided they could do some gardening with the group and had plots filled with dirt at the school. The NEP Assistant received the school grant to purchase plants. The youth really enjoyed planting the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, watermelon and cantaloupe. Each day they were to check and care for the plants. When the vegetables and fruit started growing the MAFEW program used them for snacks for the youth. The children improved with 100% eating more vegetables and 100% asking their families to buy fruits and vegetables.