What a lovely surprise found in our local #communitylibrary box from #collingwoodcollege students’ #schoolgardening program.
#growyourown
#foodgarden
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Gardening at School Benefits Everyone - SOUL Blog Gardening at School Benefits teachers, pupils and communities. Let's look at why gardening at school is important and share resources.

It's that time of year again where gardens are being tidied up, seeds are being planted and new life is sprouting everywhere. Here's our take on why gardening at school benefits everyone!

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#schoolgardening #gardening #outdoorlearning #outdoorclassroom

Ever thought of starting a gardening club for your kids at school? 🌱 VegPlotter.com offers a free teacher/school account to help get your kids growing! Jump into gardening and learn together. Find out more here: vegplotter.com/schools #SchoolGardening #VegPlotter

Growing futures: How a school garden is cultivating skills, curiosity and careers At a village school in Oxfordshire, a once-neglected corner has become more than a sensory garden—it’s now a classroom, lab and launchpad for future horticulturalists.

Growing futures: How a school garden is cultivating skills, curiosity and careers thedirt.news/growing-futu... #horticulture #gardeningforchildren #schoolgardening #gardening

👀 Keep an eye out… our ‘Bloomin’ Weather’ 🌦️ newsletter is landing in inboxes tomorrow lunchtime!

🤩 Our giveway this month is one of our lovely Early Years Weather Display Clouds

🤞 Today the weather is... sunnny 🌞

#MuddyFaces #EarlyYearsOutdoors #SchoolGardening

Group of school kids water plants in a raised bed

Ever thought of starting a gardening club for your kids at school? 🌱 VegPlotter.com offers a free teacher/school account to help get your kids growing! Jump into gardening and learn together. Find out more here: vegplotter.com/schools #SchoolGardening #VegPlotter

School gardening projects plant seeds for the future - R.I.S.E. Magazine School gardening projects are a great way to inform students’ knowledge on this and a variety of surrounding topics, e.g., sowing, growing and harvesting

School gardening projects plant seeds for the future. Learn about the RHS school gardening programme in #RISEEduMag. www.riseedumag.com/school-garde... @techheaddd.bsky.social @netsupport.bsky.social #SchoolGardening #Horticulture #FoodSecurity #Biodiversity

Roast veg, broadbean mint and courgette fritters & sauteed tree spinach

Dinner tonight was vegan.
It was very nutritious.
It had 8 types of veggies.
It was delicious.
It cost £0.12 per person.
Why was it so cheap?
Because we grow food in our garden!
🥔🥒🫜🧄🧅🫛🍅
No one taught us how to do this but it would have been easier if we'd had #SchoolGardening in our education.

‘Climateflation’ could push up UK food prices by more than a third by 2050, report says Exclusive: Increasingly extreme weather a threat to production and supply chains in Britain and elsewhere

Is it time for #SchoolGardening to become part of education to boost our food security?
Tick tock 🔥 🌍 ⏰
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A pale yellow soup dish containing a harvest of nine red potatoes of various sizes, newly dug

A single borlotti bean which is red with white markings, just taken from the vine

Harvest time at the kids gardening club on Thursday.

They were thrilled this week at seeing red potatoes and beans, all grown in pots.

Wait till they see yellow courgettes...

#SchoolGardening
#GrowYourOwn
#ContainerGardening

Lots of ladybirds last week in the school garden!
#schoolgardening

🥬 320 sold school-grown fruit and veg at local markets
🍓 96 sold their delicious chutney at Whole Foods stores
🐝 210 explored the world of bees at school and in apiaries 👩‍🍳 84 mini chefs whipped up tasty dishes with confidence
🧑‍🌾 22 wrapped up their final #SchoolGardening sessions

A busy time at the #forestschool #garden @ColfesSchool #harvesting our #potatoes was like finding #treasure. Sorting the #compost & #sieving onto the #raisedbeds Plus #seedsaving our #rocket & #phacaelia & planting the #strawberry runner plants. #schoolgardening #growyourownfood

🌍 It’s #WorldRefugeeDay - a moment to honour refugees + recognise the challenges of starting over in a new country. Our #WelcomeProgramme uses the calming, unifying power of #SchoolGardening to help refugee children settle, make friends and put down roots. This year, 60 children in London took part.

Lots of red at Garden Club - cherries, moths and flowers!
#schoolgardening

A joyful session in the Garden yesterday with a group of students, which ended with us creating our own flower arrangements.
#schoolgardening

🌱 Is there anything better than eating food you've grown yourself?

The children at Newton Primary absolutely loved being able to pick the #strawberries today 🍓 And they were #delicious! 😋

#homegrown #nature #schoolgardening #community #chester #growyourown

🎧 New Episode: From Schools to Seedlings
This week I’m talking about kids in the garden, returning after a week away from the plots and chickens that earn their keep 🐔
Listen now 
#gardeningpodcast #growyourown #schoolgardening #hotbin

Busy #gardening session with the pupils 🌿 We've planted out our #pumpkins, checked up on our #hedgehog footage (🦔 & 🦊 are wondering the grounds) and admired our #strawberries - not long and they'll be ready to eat 🍓

#schoolgardening #community #engagement #chester #nature #sunshine #plants

So much blossom in the Garden Project at the moment, and lots of bees too!
#schoolgardening

Great opportunity for learning more about #schoolgardening and getting going on growing this term - free webinar with @schoolfoodmatters.bsky.social
#sustainableschools

🌱 Teachers, want to start a school garden but feeling stuck?

We’re running a free webinar to give school staff the essential knowledge, resources, and confidence they need to get #growing. #SchoolGardening #FoodEducation

📅 Wednesday 30 April (4pm)
💻 Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1302836592...

We delivered KS2 talks at Parkfield Primary on habitats, bees, and more 🐝

Great to meet the Eco Club too, who earned a hedgehog house and bug hotel for their work with Better Planet Schools 🌱

Thanks to Sureserve Group for sponsoring the prizes!

#BetterPlanetSchools #EcoEducation #SchoolGardening

🥕 Pupils at Newtown Primary are learning where their food comes from with our Food & Farming module, exploring food miles, growing their own produce, and preparing for harvest!

#BetterPlanetSchools #FoodAndFarming #SustainabilityEducation #SchoolGardening

🌱 Teachers, want to start a school garden but feeling stuck?

We’re running a free webinar to give school staff the essential knowledge, resources, and confidence they need to get #growing. #SchoolGardening #FoodEducation

📅 Wednesday 30 April (4pm)
💻 Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/1302836592...

Founder of the Sustainable Schools Network in white, together with the agriculture teacher at NewLife in red and NewLife High School girls

NewLife girls fetching palms that are gonna be used for covering the beds

NewLife H/S students after covering their nasary bed to be

NewLife H/S students removing blocks from their nasary

ITs ANOTHER DAY AT NEW LIFE HIGH SCHOOL

I have never seen hardworking girls like these students at New Life High School.

They love learning new skills, they are humble and obedient.

All in all, I love their flexibility... and their quick learning! […]

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Hedgehog Helpers with Newton Primary! 🦔🌿

We’ve had a fantastic time with Newton Primary, heading down the Greenway to collect logs for our very own #hedgehog-friendly log pile! 🌳

#schoolgardening #nature #hedgehogs #sunshine #logpile #community

Extreme High School Students transplanting seedlings from the nasary bed

Extreme High School Students transplanting seedlings from the nasary bed

Extreme High School Students clearing land!

☘️Every School Deserves a Free Garden☘️

Imagine children learning how to grow their own food and also name 🏷️ plants than celebrities and brands.

If you find this project interesting, please donate to support our efforts thru the link below […]

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Signs of colour, growth and hope in the garden this week. #schoolgardening

NewLife High School students preparing land

NewLife High School students preparing land

A Free Garden for Every School
A VISIT AT NEWLIFE HIGH SCHOOL(NLHS)

Today, we had an opportunity to meet the agriculture class of NLHS.

We began by discussing how to put agriculture into practice....
"Hands on tools" mode was activated

And today, we did […]

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