School food gardens are one of the best ways to supplement meals for earners. The additional nutrition from fresh herbs and vegetables significantly improves a student’s ability to concentrate and perform better. FTFA understands that education, sensitivity, and support form the basis of sustainable food garden projects, and this is why our approach is to start small and grow big. We’ve learned through our three decades of experience that this really is the most efficient path to real development. We rove a variety of school gardening interventions, depending on the age of the school learners as well as stakeholder involvement, and a variety of worthy snhnnlc whn hove npplierl. We always recommend that most school projects start with a Permacultu Re Starter Pack (PSP).

We always recommend starting a school intervention with a Permacul Lure Starter Pack (PSP). The PSP program places the responsibility on the applicant, who has three months from delivery to demonstrate clear outcomes and prove their commitment. FTFA believes that it is vitally important for beneficiaries to be accountable and to take ownership of a project as early as possible. This makes it an excellent assessment tool. A PSP equips beneficiaries to either start or improve a garden, and it provides a strong foundation for sustainable development, but it rarely leads to a fully developed garden project. There are three PSP levels depending on the amount of funding available, and these levels differ in the amounts of gardening tools, seeds, seedlings, compost educational materials, and introductory workshop days. The workshops look at the various topics: Introduction to Permaculture Environmental ethics. Garden layout and design. Basic techniques and practical assistance. Educational materials (booklets, flyers, and posters) are distributed so that educators can integrate workshop outcomes into the school’s curriculum.