Www.brockwell-bake.org.uk/plant_wheat_teachers.pdf. The Brockwell Bake - from sowing to baking - S. London 2008-2012. Bake Your Lawn - wheat diaries. We ask everyone running a Bake Your Lawn project to keep a diary and take pictures during the year. If you've been growing wheat as part of a school or community youth group project, we'd love to receive your stories and pictures that we can share.
Please email any that you'd be happy for us to publish to realbread [at] sustainweb.org Berkswich School's Bake Your Lawn loaf 2011 See also: January 2013 Over the last couple of years several schools have enjoyed growing wheat in their gardens, harvesting and cleaning it and then have come to Felin Ganol for the day to make their own flour. Anne Parry, Felin Ganol, Llanrhystud, Ceredigion We had a very successful time making our Real Bread with 1kg of our own homemade flour.
First we planted the wheat seeds in April. We are very proud of our finished loaf. I made a PowerPoint of our project with the 60 pupils who took part. Mrs Birch, Stocksfield Avenue School, Newcastle December Linden Groves, Hollickwood School November October September August July. Beekeeping in cities. It's about keeping bees in an urban setting. This may mean a small garden, roof terrace, or an allotment.
Beekeeping doesn't need to be the reserve of the country folk and you don't need a huge amount of space to keep them. It is possible to have bees in the city and you know what... the honey is gorgeous because our urban honeybees have such a variety of plants and flowers to choose from. Each of the city gardens are as unique as their owners and the bees just love the variety. Skip to top Honeybees have been having a hard time. Bees seem to do well in an urban environment where there is a rich diversity of plants, flowers and trees in our gardens, railway sidings, roads and disused pieces of land.
They are also a great way to reconnect urban dwellers with nature. We need more green spaces in our cities and becoming a beekeeper is part of a growing movement to green our cities. Although not scientifically proven, local honey is also said to cure hay fever. Bees are not like a dog. The Beehaus | Beekeeping | Shop | Omlet UK. The Beehaus is a new kind of beehive specially designed for keeping bees in your garden or on your rooftop. Developed to provide your bees with a safe, modern home in which to live it makes beekeeping straightforward and fun. The Beehaus comes complete with everything your bees need. space play / pause esc stop f fullscreen shift + ← → slower / faster (latest Chrome and Safari) ← → seek . seek to previous 1 2 … 6 seek to 10%, 20%, …60% The Beehaus makes access to your bees easy.
The Beehaus fits almost anywhere The Beehaus looks great in your garden. The Beehaus comes in a range of great colours. Three months in, and the Beehaus seems to be just the right solution for beekeeping on the roof of a small terraced house in London. A Complete Package The Beehaus from Omlet makes keeping bees and collecting your own honey fun and rewarding. Inspired by the way bees live in the wild and building on the classic principles of beekeeping, you will find the Beehaus a delight to use. Two Hives in One! 4 Supers. Www.cleapss.org.uk/attachments/article/0/PS87.pdf?Primary/Resources/Guidance Leaflets/%23search="ps87" Keeping chickens in school. Resource: Case study Disraeli School and Children’s Centre's new chicken's Sam and Ella have quickly become valuable members of the school community. Sam and Ella have been important in many different areas of children’s learning but very noticeably in working with children on their own personal emotional and social development.
They play a vital part in the mentoring process where key workers will use them as a starting point for conversation. They are also effective as a reward system for children having difficulties with their behaviour. "In a society where everything comes in ready made boxes it’s great for children to see where their food actually comes from, in nature’s finest form".Ben Keegan, FS2 teacher Here are two specific examples of how the chickens have helped with some areas of children’s personal development.
One child in Year 5 was very scared of animals and especially birds. Miss Paula O’Shea Extended Schools Manager says, “They are part of the school family now”. ay. Yes! Farm animals at school: Lessons from the pig patch. Edwalton.4dsite.com/documents/goats document.pdf. The rewards of pig keeping | Rippledown Environmental Education CentreRippledown Environmental Education Centre. Rearing pigs in woodland Do you like the idea of eating home-reared, free-range pork? We do, so we’ve taken the plunge by rearing four saddle back pigs for the kitchens at Rippledown and The Pines Garden.
Read on to hear about our experiences and the exciting opportunities for school visits and adult courses coming this year. Pigs are known as ‘the small holders friend’ and are by far the easiest of livestock to rear – arguably easier than chickens – as long as you have the space. The first thing you need to know about pig rearing is you never keep one pig on it’s own. The second thing about pigs is they are most happy if they have space to explore and root around so the location of where we were keeping them was very important.
Building a pig sty For added shelter and economy we decided that a straw bale pig shelter would be most suited to the woodland location. Processing the butchered pork On collecting the butchered meat we went about processing it. Pig lessons for school groups. A rash move as school pigs outgrow their welcome | Rochdale Observer - menmedia.co.uk. Pupils have said goodbye to classroom pets which turned out to be real porkers. Children at St Edward’s Primary in Castleton near Rochdale were delighted when pint-sized piglets Charlie and Lola arrived last year. But teachers grew suspicious as they swelled in size. View gallery A rash move as school pigs outgrow their welcome Pupils have said goodbye to classroom pets which turned out to be real porkers. Children at St Edward’s Primary in Castleton near Rochdale were delighted when pint-sized piglets Charlie and Lola arrived last year.
The pair were thought to be micro pigs, a miniature breed which grow to just 12ins-tall. A Tamworth can weigh up to 800lbs and eat its way through 6lbs of vegetables and feed each day, while a pot-bellied pig can tip the scales at 300lbs. The pair spent five months in a special pen in the reception class but have now been returned to the Cumbrian farm which bred them. Teachers believed that keeping pigs would help pupils learn about looking after others. Www.growingschools.org.uk/Resources/Downloads/GYHD Information Sheet - Animal Welfare and Health Records.pdf. Www.growingschools.org.uk/Resources/Downloads/GYHD Section 6.pdf. Farm animals as pets - Our pets - All about animals. Before deciding to keep any farm animals it’s important to consider if you have the knowledge, time, facilities, money, and commitment needed to care for them.
We advise not trying to keep cattle or pigs, as it’s very difficult to care for them properly without a lot of knowledge, experience, large amounts of land and specialist facilities. Knowledge and experience You should first get knowledge and experience of farm animal health and welfare, including: understanding the animals’ physical and behavioural needs knowing how to provide the correct diet being able to recognise signs of injury and disease, knowing how to prevent these and when to get veterinary help knowing how to handle the animals correctly and safely knowing how to carry out day-to-day husbandry tasks understanding the laws and requirements.
Consider learning from experienced owners, joining a breed club or society, helping on a farm, or attending a training course. Environment The correct type of fencing is important. UK | Magazine | How to grow your own wheat. Your garden will probably not look like this Global stocks of wheat are plummeting and people are starting to worry about the price of staples like bread.
But can you beat the commodity market by growing your own? Look out your back window. How's the grass? If you've got a garden at all, it might be that the grass is an unloved scrub as sparse as Elton John's hair used to be. Prepare the ground by finely raking the soil as you would to plant grass. Scatter the wheat seed evenly by hand and rake over. Harvest with sickle or scythe. Thresh by placing sheaves into pillow cases and hitting against brick wall. Winnow by throwing wheat and chaff up into breeze from fan. Either way, the odds are you're not getting much use out of it. The world is running dangerously low on wheat, one of civilisation's original staple foods. Baker and organic food campaigner Andrew Whitley believes the answer lies in your back garden and that it's time, as he puts it, to "bake your lawn". Wholewheat approach.