Welcome to the Children in Permaculture Activities section
• You can find an overview of our work on the background info page.
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Holistic Planning

 Theme:
A. Introducing permaculture
B. Living nature
C. Design
D. Growing food
E. Built environment and resource use
F. Social permaculture 		Holistic planning (HP):
Eyes
Hands
Heart
Head 		Age:
3-6
7-12

Theme  Topic  Sub Topic Age HP Details
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Play a matching game to learn which plants help each other best.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers See a companion planting chart.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Decide which companion plants and nutrient-givers (nitrogen fixers and dynamic accumulators) to include in the garden and where, then plant them together (e.g. carrots and onions; maize, beans & squash).
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers See the white balls (nitrogen fixing nodules) on the roots of legumes (e.g. peas or beans).
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Hear a story about companion planting with plants giving nutrients to other plants.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Find out why some plants have nitrogen fixing nodules.
Growing food Companion plants and other nutrient givers Discuss why some people grow diverse plants together (in polycultures).
Growing food Caring for soil Sing a song about compost, such as the one on the CiP website.
Growing food Caring for soil Help collecting home-made compost and placing it around plants to feed them.
Growing food Caring for soil Collect materials for the compost heap/wormery and feed it.

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