Edible Gardens in Schools
A Growing Guide for Teachers
By Rachel Sykes

Southgate Publishers, 2006. £16.95

We are very excited to announce that our teaching guide has at last been published! 

This timely new book and CD are essential for anyone wanting to begin vegetable gardening at school. An excellent and comprehensive guide, it will help teaching staff create and sustain edible gardens in the school grounds and enable schools to use the gardens as a valuable resource for teaching many aspects of the curriculum.

The book and CD contain clear information about the practical aspects of gardening in school, and include lesson plans, activities and worksheets to support this work and broaden pupils’ knowledge.

The fifteen seasonal topics include Companion Planting, Seed Saving, Nutrition and Local Food. Through games and activities in the garden and classroom, pupils will learn how to compost their food waste, the importance of reducing food miles, the role of different minibeasts in the soil and much more.

The book:

· Clear and straightforward introductions to each of the 15 seasonal topics including Composting, Nutrition, Companion Planting, Seed Saving and Local Food.
· Charts showing how the activities and worksheets on the CD link to the national curriculum at Key Stage 2.

The CD:

· Over 70 pages of lesson plans, activities, games and follow-up worksheets to help schools integrate vegetable gardening into the curriculum.

To order the guide, please contact Southgate Publishers:

SOUTHGATE PUBLISHERS LTD
The Square, Sandford, Crediton
Devon EX17 4LW
info@southgatepublishers.co.uk
01363 776888