Bringing communities together. Make it happen.
Volunteering. Landshare. With allotment waiting lists massively over-subscribed and people right across the country keener than ever to grow their own fruit and veg, the aim for Landshare is to become a UK wide initiative to make British land more productive and fresh local produce more accessible to all.
But all of this depends on people like you registering their interest now. Landshare brings together people who have a passion for home-grown food, connecting those who have land to share with those who need land for cultivating food. Since its launch through River Cottage in 2009 it has grown into a thriving community of more than 55,000 growers, sharers and helpers. It’s for people who: • Want to grow veg but don’t have anywhere to do it• Have a spare bit of land they’re prepared to share• Can help in some way – from sharing knowledge and lending tools to helping out on the plot itself• Are already growing and want to join in the community It began with the tiny seed of an idea – and it’s growing and growing.
School Enterprise. Farming for All. We believe in the benefits of outdoor activities on the wellbeing of children and adults.
We have seen the benefits this can deliver in a school environment, how it helps children understand the natural world, how to eat healthy diets, where food comes from. The activities improve their self esteem, gives them focus and helps calm students who find integration into standard education situations difficult. Your school may now be looking to apply these benefits within the school environment through a School Allotment Project, perhaps linked to the Healthy Schools, "Grow your own" or Sustainable Schools initiatives. However, such activities are new to many schools. Their teachers may have very limited experience in setting up such schemes and it is hard to know where to start. The following packages have been developed to give an outline of what can be achieved. School Allotment Primer School Allotment Starter School Allotment Basic Build School Allotment Staff training Modules include: Gardening with Children. Welcome to “The Gardening with Children” Blog.
Our new Website This blog is part of the gardeningwithchildren.co.uk website, which as it name implies is dedicated to encourage children to take up gardening and especially learn how to grow their own food. The site is packed with information, quizzes etc and can be used by both families and schools. It is run by the The Recycle Works as part of their ‘Love Your environment Campain. The Recycle Works Ltd Like this: Like Loading...
Food Growing in Schools Report - Farming & Countryside Education. Growing Schools. Westminster Forum - Obesity 2012. Tuesday, 7th February 2012 Lecture Theatre, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, One Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JJ This event is CPD certified Richard Cienciala Guest of Honour: Richard Cienciala, Deputy Director, Health and Wellbeing, Obesity Branch, Department of Health With the Government's recent "Call to Action" on obesity in England, which lays out new "national ambitions" to achieve a downward trend in the level of excess weight in children and adults by 2020, this seminar will be a timely opportunity to assess the direction of policy and what more can be done to halt levels of obesity in the UK.
Delegates will critically examine key features of the new strategy - a combination of local action on obesity, integrated interventions and commitments from the food and drink industry to reduce calorie intake - and how partnership with industry on reducing obesity should be implemented and monitored. Back to forthcoming events. Garden Gorilla.