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Grow Around the World

Activity pack celebrating London’s food culture. Students can grow and taste exotic and unusual food, uncover the origins of crops, sow new varieties, learn from their local community, and eat, cook and share food together.

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Charged for hard copies also available. This pack was developed for use in London, and has some out of date elements such as competitions, but has a lot of good, widely applicable information in an attractive, usable format

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