This week we received a wonderful email from Holway School Community Garden in Taunton. This is a little bit of what they had to say and we hope it inspires you as much as it did us….
” At the beginning of this year a friend and I started a school community garden in Taunton. We [...]
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Raised Beds Perfect for School Gardens
Posted in Children & Education, tagged children's gardening, Holloway School, raised beds, raised garden plots, recycle works, school gardening on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Compost Bins Make Great Toy Boxes
Posted in Children & Education, Composting, tagged compost bin, Composting, recycle works, recycleworks, toy box on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week we recieved this email from a customer and thought it was a fabulous idea………
‘Dear Sylvia, I’ve recently spent around £500 on your deep raised beds and have transformed my front garden into a vegetable patch. I’ve been very impressed with the quality of the beds and with the speed in which they reached [...]
Gardening With Children? – Ask An Expert!
Posted in Children & Education, grow your own, tagged Gardening with children, grow your own, recycleworks on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Alison, who is the gardening volunteer parent for a school in Dorset, got in touch this week with Linda (our gardening expert) via www.gardeningwithchildren.co.uk to ask advice on what to plant in their small plot for Autumn term. Well you don’t have to be a school to benefit from Linda’s good advice. Linda suggested some really good [...]
New Eco-Baby Section Launched!
Posted in Children & Education, tagged cotton nappies, eco-babies, eco-nappies, nappies, recycle works, reusable nappies, wonderoos on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here at The Recycle Works, we ’re always asking you for your feedback on our products and what else you’d like to see us offer. We listen avidly and as a result we have just launched our new ‘Eco Babies’ section on the website!
Our first products are from the Wonderoo Nappy Range and we’ve chosen these [...]
Darwin Day – 12th February 2009
Posted in Children & Education, tagged Charles Darwin, Darwin Day on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am really looking forward to the programmes and events in tribute to Darwin’s 200th Birthday Anniversary on 12th February. For interesting matters relating to the Birthday try http://www.darwinday.org/englishL/home/index.html. It’s really quite interesting!
I know very little about Darwin’s work over and above the general information one gleans from one’s education. Anyway I am much more [...]
Gardening With Children
Posted in Children & Education, Uncategorized, tagged children, children's gardening, education, gardening, gardeningwithchildren, grow your owm, schools on January 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today really is a BIG day and in more than one sense of the word!
While the world’s media is focusing today on the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States, we here at the Recycle Works are really excited about the launch of our NEW website
www.gardeningwithchildren.co.uk.
Our fantastic new website has been designed [...]
Even Animals Can Recycle!
Posted in Children & Education, tagged animal recycling, recycle works on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I came across this really cute video on You Tube and just had to share it with you. I hope you like it as much as I did! Debs x
Schools To Face £50 Charge For Composting?
Posted in Children & Education, tagged compost bins, Composting, schools, telegraph on October 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well I think I’ve heard it all now! In The Telegraph yesterday there was an article by Louise Gray revealing that schools may face a £50 charge for the privilege of being able to compost! Also, it’s not just schools that may be affected but also community groups as well.
If you’d like to read the [...]
Schools Competition – Win an Allotment Plot and Seeds!
Posted in Children & Education, tagged children, competition, gardening for schools, recycleworks, school gardening on October 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here at The Recycle Works we are passionate about our environment and at the moment we are working on some exciting new projects for young gardners. At the moment we are trying to find out as much as we can about what’s already happening in our schools and that’s where you can help!
We would love [...]
Winner of the ‘Growing Veggies in an Unusual Container Competition’
Posted in Children & Education, tagged competition, growing vegetables, recycleworks on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you to every one of our entrants in the Kids under 15 Growing Veggies in an Unusual Container Competition.Debbie was asked to decide the winner and she had a great time looking at all your original ideas.
We feature the winning entry here, which ingenuously uses an old tool box! A red one to boot! It [...]