Early years practitioners can get practical advice from the Growing Schools website on how to develop successful growing projects in their own settings.
The programme was launched in 2001 with a focus on primary and secondary schools, amid concerns that children lacked understanding of the sources of food and that urban populations were becoming increasingly detached from the countryside.
Case studies on the Growing Schools website showcase good practice. One of these is Acorns Montessori Nursery in Selby, North Yorkshire, which has a large garden packed with vegetables, fruit trees and flowers, plus an animal area that includes goats, chickens, ducks, ferrets, canaries, guinea pigs and rabbits.
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