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Getting a school garden started

A practical 4-page guide for planning and establishing a school garden, covering site selection, soil assessment and improvement, composting, accessibility, drainage, wildlife encouragement, and basic growing considerations to help educators create a successful growing space with children and young people.

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School Food Matters

A.B.C. From School Grounds …. to School Garden

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Plant identification guide

A simple visual guide to identifying common garden vegetables, herbs and weeds in your school growing space.

SCHOOL STORIES: Our school garden

Our recent competition to win tools and equipment from Spear and Jackson generated interesting stories from schools around the country showing how they are using gardening to enrich their teaching and the many benefits that accrue