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Carnivorous plants
Here’s the thing: they never fail to get children excited! And when children are excited, they are fully engaged and ready to learn! At the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair in May 2024 where World Garden Schools was conducting workshops for children (photos and worksheets here), our resident star, Ellen Bella Cheese the cheese plant,…
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Recipe of the Month: Rosemary, Thyme, Garlic & Olive Focaccia
Perfect for serving with warming soups! Ingredients 3/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves (save some for decoration) 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1/2 cup pitted black olives, roughly chopped. 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 1 cup warm water 1 sachet instant yeast 1/4 teaspoon honey 2…
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The World Within a Garden
When we garden, we put our soul in the soil. The choice of plants we grow are often guided by our inner eye traversing some faraway landscapes of our past. And this is how cultures travel across continents: via the hands of gardeners who seek, subconsciously or otherwise, to recreate their homeland in distant lands.…
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Apple, Berry & Oat Crumble
In autumn, apples abound in community orchards and berries are popping out profusely. This is a wonderful, simple recipe to get young children to start on the wholly satisfying journey of cooking and eating the food they grow or forage. Photos: picking fallen apples and blackberries ripening in my back garden. If you live in…
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