Gardens for Life
 In
India, SFSA is promoting sustainable development and global citizenship
through local and international school garden partnerships.
Project news
What does a scrap tyre masquerading
as a garden feature at an inner city primary in Bristol
have in common with a tiny rooftop garden in Bombay?
Both are projects in Gardens for Life, a science programme
linking 8,000 children in Britain, Kenya and India through
learning about food production.
They're discovering
how lives are inter-connected through food. There are
the basics of horticulture - how does a seed become
a vegetable? Could we grow the food they eat in the
tropics in England and vice versa?
Gardens for Life
was conceived following discussions between the Eden
Project and the Department for International Development
(DFID). It's now in its third year as a pilot and is
being evaluated by the University of Exeter. The Global
Dimension Trust, a UK charity supporting education for
sustainable development, provided contacts with schools
in India and Kenya. Eden manages the project.
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