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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
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Heart
Head 		Age:
3-6
7-12

Theme  Topic  Sub Topic Age HP Details
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Observe and identify different types of seeds.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Observe how a garden inspired by permaculture is different from other styles of gardening.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way See how mushrooms grow on logs.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Forage for wild plants we can eat in the local area.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Spot some of the elements in a permaculture garden e.g. mixed species planting, mulched beds, curved paths, water storage, companion planting.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Grow food in polycultures.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Make a new baby plant from a parent plant (taking cuttings).
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Collect vegetable/fruit seeds and store them for the winter and/or share with your family or friends.
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).

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