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

Minsterworth sow some seed at last! 28/3/08

Friday came and so did gales and rain. Unfortunately I had loaded the car with horse manure and compost Thursday night, and didn't fancy unpacking it again. So it got taken to Minsterworth despite the weather and duly deposited beside the new beds. The children were talking about "Sowing the Seed" in their School Council meeting.

As the weather was so lousy we spend some time looking at runner bean seeds, drawing them, singing about them and finally planting them (lots of floor sweeping necessary.) Oh yes, and we decided it would be a good idea to glue some soil on to the pictures for added realism...

Really hoping to get the beds finished next Friday and actually get some seeds in!
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