Posts by Cultivation Street Staff

Introduction It began during Easter, 2015, when a couple of teachers who are passionate about getting the children outdoors put together a plan to get the students involved in more activities not classroom based. First they dug some plant beds and started growing vegetables. The school managed to get a bit of funding and some…

Who are the Includeme2 club? Includeme2 is a charity club for children, young people and adults based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club provides support to people with learning difficulties and disabilities, taking a community-based approach to improve and enhance the lives of the club’s members. Susan Wilson is the head volunteer and helps run a…

UPDATE: On the 27th May 2018 – 10x Greener hit their huge target of £7,500 in just several months!  The crowd funding page received backing from many online social media accounts, as well as both local and national newspapers. The money raised is being used to fund a skilled community gardener that will support residents…

Introduction The Goldthorpe Primary School in Barnsley, South Yorkshire has a very special asset – their very own school allotment, where the pupils are able to take part in growing plants and learning about the natural world. The allotment has become an important resource which is tied into the curriculum and has also become a…

What does the community garden bring to the school? The community garden at Our Lady of the Wayside Primary School has been a hands-on experience that teaches pupils about growing vegetables & flowers. Produce grown in the garden is used in the school kitchen for school dinners and pupils are able to take some home…

Introduction Wilmcote C E Primary School is running its own community garden, where the children decide among themselves what flowers, vegetables and features they want to see in their garden. It gives the pupils somewhere to go that is their own and also educates them about nature and the growing process. “A great sense of…

MIND is a mental health charity that runs several community gardens and allotment projects in the Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire, north Wales.  These projects are open to anyone in the local community, but particularly to those who suffer from a mental health illness. It provides somewhere where they can go to relax, garden and…

The Shiloh Home School is made up of 7 pupils and is unique in the fact that it has the amazing ability to provide for both the local community and wildlife in the area. This is because they have access to a field next to the school, which they have turned into a successful smallholding.…