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...
Read moreCarshalton 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.
Read moreWith litter and bad behaviour a problem - a lunch box initiative was born to tackle the problem
Read moreDurham schools growing food project, Growing Healthy, links growing food with health, school meals and learning.
Read moreThe head teacher led the change at Carshalton. He realised that the canteen was the one place where the whole school could meet...
Read moreTV gardener, Chris Collins, visits Lowther School in Richmond to teach pupils and teachers from Richmond schools how to get started in their school gardens.
Read moreHead teachers talk about the benefits of FFLP in supporting school improvement, curriculum development, children's approach to eating...
Read moreStarted an allotment where the children grew their own veg. It made them more inclined to eat it
Read morePractical guide to how a primary school changed their dining hall with the help of the Food for Life Partnership and how this affected their...
Read moreChildren at The Oval understand where food comes from, not because they're read about it but because they have seen it first hand.
Read moreThis school has gone from an isolated food project to embedding food in everything they do, engaging pupils, parents and the wider community
Read moreFood is not only embedded in cookery lessons it's also a focus for enterprise, with a 6th form catering café
Read moreOnline 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