Green garden schools' scheme
At the Grand Designs Live exhibition in Birmingham back in October, Christian Aid was demonstrating how to create a bit of Kenya in the school playground.
The Green Garden schools' scheme has been set up to encourage children and schools to think about climate change and how it affects people around the world. It also provides a great way for children to find out how to live their lives sustainably - in ways that don't damage the environment and protect it for the future.
Our Green Garden at Grand Designs Live showcased the latest in eco-garden design and planting ideas, with innovative and unusual inspiration from our overseas projects. We took the show's theme of sustainability and explored how to use recycled items in the garden. Using tyres and soft-drinks cans we made unusual planters, renewable energy devices, organic edible gardens, recycled paths and living walls.
Find out more about how to make your own green garden
Everything about the garden told the story of how eco-living and renewable energy is being used by Christian Aid projects around the world. Work that enables some of the worlds poorest communities to prepare for and adapt to the devastating effects of a changing climate.
What did visitors think of our garden? Take a look at the YouTube video.
Green garden schools
Inspired by the idea of global gardeners?
Take a look at our harvest resources which include an inspiring assembly about children around the world who garden and grow their own veg – real life global gardeners.
Inspired to make your own global garden?
Rocket Gardens can help. They are the UK's only organic grower and supplier of instant vegetable and herb gardens. Their 'Dig for their future' scheme provides schools with a complete growing vegetable garden in a box.
Visit their website www.rocketgardens.co.uk for details.
Rocket Gardens will make a donation to Christian Aid for every Rocket Gardens schools campaign pack sold.
