About our project

From January 2008 the Good Gardeners Association has been given funding by the Ernest Cooke Trust to extend a recent pilot scheme.

We aim to introduce children to the idea that our treatment of soil alters the nutritional quality of the food we grow in it, which in turn affects our health and that of the planet.

This links in with many aspects of the National Curriculum and many current national iniatives.

The project is very flexible and has been run with KS 1 - 3 and in Steiner Waldorf schools. We provide a hands-on learning experience where the children have responsibility for their learning. For more info see "Calling All Schools" post.

Tuesday, 1 April 2008

Horton start planting outside 01/04/08


Today we discovered that the seeds we left in water have swelled and began to sprout. Quite exciting. Also looked at some seed potato which were sending forth some quite spectacular sprouts. We actually got into the garden and planted potatoes and peas in the three beds. not quite as scientifically as I would have hoped as it is quite hard to keep eyes on 7 enthusiastic children, but we shall see...
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