The Orchard Garden: March 2020

Thursday, 5 March 2020

March 7th Hands-on Activity: Growing Plants from Food Scraps

Do you know we could grow vegetables from kitchen scraps that you would normally throw away?

Please take a look at this handy guide to grow real food from scraps, it's not only saves money, reduces waste, builds self-sufficiency, creates a sense of achievement, and also brings a lot of fun and spice to your life😉

Here is our plan:

1. A Small Introduction

2. Game: Guess What Vegetable You Can Magically Regrow

3. Experience Sharing: Regrowing Rosemary and Valentine’s Day flowers by Joy

4. Hearing Your Regrowing Experiences At Home

5. 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to Transform the World

1. A Small Introduction

'Growing tasty, healthy produce from clean kitchen scraps isn't garbage gardening. It can save money, cut down on food waste, and teach valuable lessons about nature and sustainability. From celery and onions to beets and ginger root, scraps often have plenty of life left. They just need a chance to avoid the compost pile.Growing plants from "inedible" parts isn't that unusual. Gardeners routinely grow crops from pieces of plants. Garlic, for example, is grown from single cloves, and tomatoes and peppers can be started from salvaged seeds. Even new potatoes are grown from their sprouting "eyes."To try your hand at this fun project, start with the following simple-to-grow scraps. You can also experiment with other vegetables by following the instructions for veggies that grow in the same or a similar way. Grow your new food indoors in decorative saucers or containers year-round, or move them outside to your garden in spring.'

And as teachers, we could exploit the possibilities of using garden as a place for teaching and learning...!

from: https://www.gardentech.com/blog/gardening-and-healthy-living/growing-food-from-kitchen-scraps

2. Game: Guess What Vegetable You Can Magically Regrow