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It was harvest time at Sir John Leman High School today as we picked and munched on the first spring harvests of radish. These were sown at the beginning of March on my last visit to the school - 8 weeks later - there is a healthy crop of bright red radish roots! We washed them then tasted them and although...
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It is the beginning of March and year 11 students at Sir John Leman High School were itching to get growing in their school garden today. Students dug out the compost that has formed over the last year - a collection from the school's food technology department fruit and vegetable waste.Tiger worms...
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This has been a busy second half of the autumn term, visiting schools who have come along to the free autumn term twilight training sessions I ran in the first half of the autumn term, across the East of England. Last week I visited Elm Tree Primary School in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Here I discovered a dedicated...
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The autumn sowings of broad beans and peas are ready for harvesting now - infact - we picked over 3 kilograms of broad beans at Brampton Village Primary - just before half term. Autumn planted onions and garlic will be ready soon too. Radishes were also eaten by pupils. Its been a busy summer term.,...
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Costessey High school is busy building a new growing area to support the new Environment and Land based diploma that will start in schools from September 2009. Back in the autumn I worked with Year 11 GSCE science students to design the new garden, measuring the plot and marking out the new beds. Pauilne...
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Hi all, I recently visited Southfield Junior School, Peterborough. The school was having a fun run and plant sale to raise funds for its school gardening project and celebrate their new Victorian garden. The children had a non-uniform day (mufti), instead of paying £1 to wear non-uniform; children had...
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