Links
Organic Gardening for schools from the Soil Association.
Organic Centre Wales in Aberystwyth - works with organic farms and schools - arrange a visit!
The Food for Life website is about improving school dinners and includes an action pack.
Eco Schools is an award scheme which gets everyone in the school community involved in making the school environment better. It provides opportunities to ask questions about food and to make better use of the school grounds, amongst many other aspects. Over 30 Welsh primary and secondary schools are Green Flag holders.
The Garden Organic Network for Schools encourages schools to undertake organic gardening projects in their own grounds. It provides site visits, information and activity sheets, a telephone help line and INSET sessions. It is aimed primarily at Key Stages 2 and 3.
A practical guide to planning and running a school fruit tuck shop from The Food Standards Agency in Wales
Growing Schools is an English project that encourages teachers to make use of the 'outdoor classroom' as a context for learning, both within and beyond the school grounds. Also some Welsh links.
Learning through Landscapes is a charity which helps schools improve the environmental quality and educational use of their grounds.
Groundwork Wales: This environmental regeneration charity works in underprivileged communities in Wales.
The Grab 5 project is for primary schools wanting to encourage their pupils to eat more fruit and vegetables
The Soil Association
Organic Directory: from the Soil Association
