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
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Head 		Age:
3-6
7-12

Theme  Topic  Sub Topic Age HP Details
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.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Find out about the history of the foods and plants that were traditionally cultivated in the local community.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Discuss what makes a garden flourish, including what qualities a great gardener would have.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Select appropriate plant species for the location: microclimate, soil type, soil pH, etc.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Discuss the benefit of perennials over annual plants.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Learn when to harvest different types of produce from the garden.
Growing food Growing food the permaculture way Read the book "Farmer Phil’s Permaculture: the original permaculture children’s book" and discuss.
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).
Growing food Caring for soil Touch and smell healthy, fertile soil.
Growing food Caring for soil Collect materials for the compost heap/wormery and feed it.
Growing food Caring for soil Help collecting home-made compost and placing it around plants to feed them.
Growing food Caring for soil Sing a song about compost, such as the one on the CiP website.
Growing food Caring for soil Listen to stories about the soil and the communities of minibeasts that live in it.

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