Welcome to the Children in Permaculture Activities section
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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 Growing food the permaculture way Recognise when a plant is not doing well (e.g. wilting from lack of water, infested with greenfly, eaten by slugs), and take some action to help it.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Build raised beds if/where appropriate, using recycled materials.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Graft one plant onto another (e.g. tomato onto potato).
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Plant several edible plants, look after them, and monitor their health for a growing season.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Place mulch on bare soil (e.g. straw, grass clippings, cardboard etc).
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Prepare and store a crop e.g. potatoes, jam, sauerkraut.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Grow plants within a crop rotation (e.g. with lettuce and beetroot grown in one plot one year, next year legumes (beans and peas) and cucurbits (e.g. pumpkin, courgettes, squash, marrows), then brassicas (e.g. broccoli, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, turnip, kohl rabi etc.) and 4th year roots (e.g. carrot, beetroot, celeriac, celery, parsnip) and onions.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Experience growing perennials and growing annual plants, and discuss the differences and similarities.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Create a garden, growing food in polycultures, following a permaculture design and implementation plan.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Grow mushrooms (on logs, books or sawdust).
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Weed treasure hunt: Look at one type of plant, discuss it's name, what it looks like, what uses it has, and show how to pick it. Give the children 3 minutes to collect as many as they can in a big pile. Repeat with other types of plants. Make use of the plants harvested.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Document the process of growing food (e.g. journal, photographs, drawings, writing, blog posts).
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Give thanks to everything that helped to grow the food.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Celebrate harvests with local traditions as well as exploring historical traditions from around the world.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Care for a plant as it grows and learn to interpret its needs (e.g. Is it happy? Does it need water? Why is a leaf yellow? What can make it happier?)
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Explore mythologies around harvests and growing food in different cultures.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Build a positive relationship with "weeds" by collecting and pressing/drying them to make a piece of art e.g. making a beautiful salad to share, decorating a greeting card, creating ID cards, or making an exhibition.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Learn that new plants can be made in lots of different ways - seeds, spores, suckering, taking cuttings etc.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Learn the use of local and heritage varieties of seeds and plants, and discuss the importance of this.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Discuss the benefits of gardening and growing your own food to find out that it gives healthier food and is better for the environment.

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