Growing fruit and vegetables
Insight into what’s worked well in teaching children how to grow their own fruit and veg. Want to get going? Use the links on the right to get help from expert organisations.
Insight into what’s worked well in teaching children how to grow their own fruit and veg. Want to get going? Use the links on the right to get help from expert organisations.
 
            
     
        Inspiring children to grow, cook and taste food across primary and secondary schools from Healthy Schools Bath and NE Somerset. Lots of...
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        Carshalton Boys Sports College have created an incredible food culture through a fabulous food service, brilliant food education including growing fruit and veg and keeping animals.
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        Hitherfield Primary School partnered with Trees for Cities to create an Edible Playground; a food growing area that encourages the children to think differently about food...
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        Whole Foods Market has teamed up with the charity School Food Matters to bring you Schools to Market. School children will be selling their very own jams, chutneys and sauces at their local Whole Foods Market store...
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        "We made a Brussels sprouts salad in class and liked it so much we put it on the lunch menu" Takeley Primary School
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        The New Rush Hall School is a special school for children aged between 4 and 16 with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.....
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        The school has a wild garden that is used by nursery pupils as part of Forest Schools to encourage them to discover different parts to the garden.....
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        Out and About provides you with everything you need to know to make a Bag Garden in which you can grow fruit and vegetables. Links across the curriculum are to Science, Environmental Studies, Geography and Art.
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        This resource looks at considerations to be taken when planning all year round food growing projects in the school grounds. This resource focuses on the school calendar – a vital consideration for a successful school harvest!
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        In April 2014, Great Dunmow Primary received a visit from Ofsted. During the visit, the inspectors observed Foundation stage children exploring fruits and vegetables and.....
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        As part of the Heart Schools initiative, Hastings Intermediate developed a new school café and healthier canteen menu to improve behaviour, engagement and learning....
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        Take-up of school meals at Dereham Neatherd High School is 60% and free schools meals is over 90%. The school was awarded FFLP Gold in July 2014.
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     GO TO GUARDIAN NETWORK
GO TO GUARDIAN NETWORK 
    Online growing insturctions/resources
www.gardenorganic.org.ukOnline guides: the 10 easiest fruit & veg to grow
eatseasonably.co.ukTen Top Tips to get Growing veg at school
www.schoolfoodmatters.comReport on the impact of growing food in schools
www.foodgrowingschools.orgMorrisons’ Academy of Food
your.morrisons.com/academyoffood/Films on basic growing skills
your.morrisons.comRHS School Gardening Campaign
apps.rhs.org.ukHands-on food education programme
www.jamieoliver.comCountryside Classroom
www.countrysideclassroom.org.uk