Welcome to the Children in Permaculture Activities section
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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 Caring for soil Research why people dig, what the effects of digging are and how we can reduce digging by using different plants, not stepping on soil, mulching etc.
Growing food Caring for soil Hear a story about how all of life as we know it depends on soil.
Growing food Caring for soil Observe plants in the garden, noticing which ones are healthy or not and thus if they need more nutrients in the soil.
Growing food Caring for soil Find out that "weeds" are indicators of soil condition and can repair damaged soil (as they can establish quickly, protect and restore soil bare soil).
Growing food Caring for soil Collect materials for the compost heap/wormery and feed it.
Growing food Caring for soil Use green manures to improve soil between crops.
Growing food Caring for soil Learn that healthy soil is 1/4 air, 1/4 water, 10% organic matter and 40% mineral (sand/silt/clay). Make a pie chart about this.
Growing food Caring for soil Touch and smell healthy, fertile soil.
Growing food Caring for soil Help collecting home-made compost and placing it around plants to feed them.
Growing food Caring for soil See that food scraps placed in the top of the wormery/compost bin, gradually become compost (which looks like black soil).

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