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.

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Recent comments about our project

“I love doing the different things…making felt creatures, the science parts…” 9 year old Horton

“The science! I loved the soil separation experiement.” 8 year old, Horton

"I love working with you!" 6 year old, Minsterworth

“It’s great that the children get such a diversity of activities. They love it.” Teacher, Horton

“The project is very interesting, I’ll keep watching the blog.” Charles Dowding, horticultural author

“Your project looks interesting. I’d love to visit.” Rob Rees, the “Cotswold Chef”

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