Page 16 - Eco-Schools Wales Newsletter, Spring 1 2023 - english

Growing Your Own

A great way to experience what it your own food at school, and ways to

takes to produce food is to have a go link growing activities to the school

at growing your own at school. You curriculum. There is information

don’t need much space to experiment about planting seeds, growing food,
and get started - and you can ensure making compost and saving seeds for

that the crops are grown using organic your next growing season. We hope

methods, for the safety of pupils and that you find this practical guide
wildlife! useful and it encourages more usage

of your outdoor spaces.”

There’s lots of information available
online to help your school venture

into the garden, you might also have

some carers, parents, grandparents,

or individuals in the community that
would be thrilled to offer advice and

assistance.

Take a look at this fantastic guide

created by one of our Project Officers
at Keep Wales Tidy:

“I work with communities across

Powys to inspire people to take action

and care for our environment though

two main projects – Caru Cymru and

Local Places for Nature. I also helped

to create this Schools Garden Toolkit - Jodie Griffith, Keep Wales Tidy

– a handy guide for any school garden Project Officer for Powys.

project.

We have written this guide for Click here for the Growing

teachers and pupils to make the most Together Guide
out of their garden sites. In it are lots of

handy hints and tips to help you grow