Tag: Education
Smell of The Earth – Natural Farming Course
Among numerous opportunities to learn and grow, this family-run farm invites visitors to come and learn different techniques in permaculture and urban farming, to share with the community.
Weekday Employees, Weekend Farmers
A side-effect of the pandemic has been Bangalore techies turning into part-time farmers.
Food, a Vehicle of Liberation
A Baltimore group is asserting the right of the urban poor to fresh healthy food, produced and consumed locally & equitably.
Of the Community, By the Community, For the Community
New York based organisation, Harlem Grown, has been transforming lives by incorporating urban farming practices while engaging entire communities and schools in order to create sustainable change. The movement was influenced by factors such as the crisis of food insecurity and institutional disparities among communities though the organisation continues to achieve so much more.
Daycares in Finland Changed Children’s Immune Systems With Forest Floor Play-yards
Recent research from Finland suggests that children's immune system can be boosted by letting them play in soil more often.
Indian Schools Asked to Set up School Nutrition Gardens
All schools in India have been asked to set up "school nutrition gardens" by the central government. The gardens will have to be managed by the students, with the help of staff and teachers.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), which governs the education sector, issued guidelines for developing...
Uganda Schools Promote Urban Farming
Uganda's crowded capital Kampala offers little space to grow crops. But some schools in the city are promoting a new initiative - which helps students stay healthy and save money.
School Closes Canteen and Now the Children Choose Broccoli
Auckland primary school children are growing their own vegetables - and actually want to eat the fruits of their labour.
Lincoln Heights Primary School in Massey closed its canteen late last year, and now students grow their own healthy food. The school garden had vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, beans, bok...
Solar-Powered School In Denmark Planned For Kids Grow Their Own Food
A secondary school in Denmark hopes to be more engaging with students with a solar-powered building that teaches them how to grow and cook food in the rooftop garden.
Boasting a size of 105,690 square feet, this new school allows for up to 784 students with additional rooms for the...
Goats, Pigs And Veggies Crop Up In Urban Tokyo
A lift takes you to the Otemachi Bokujyo ("Otemachi Farm") on the 13th floor of a gleaming skyscraper. You step out into natural light streaming in from floor-to-ceiling windows. Tiny plywood picket fences in the 1,000 sq m space separate the animals from visitors.
Across Japan, city dwellers have been...