The allotment teaches many things, not just the planting and watering. The children learn about vegetables and fruits and it encourages them to eat healthily. It’s also great for the children to watch everything grow. The children take part in the whole process from start to finish. First in selecting the vegetables we will grow, then the planting, the watering, right through to the harvesting.

You would be surprised at how the children will eat their own home grown vegetables with such enthusiasm when on other occasions they seem uninterested! Lettuce has never been so popular.

Over the last few years we have grown runner beans, potatoes, pumpkin, tomatoes, strawberries, broccoli, beetroot, lettuce, radishes, carrots, onions and the list goes on. All of our produce is used in our kitchen to prepare healthy home cooked meals.

The allotment also provides the children with a safe secure learning space it includes a mud kitchen, bug hotel and sand/water tray. The children are able to take part in mini beast hunts, make mud pies and use chalks for drawing on the chalkboards. 

The vegetable patch is available to the Ladybird’s, Snail’s, Butterfly’s and Caterpillar’s so all the children get to benefit and take part in the learning and fun. If you would like to see our facilities for yourself please contact us to arrange a viewing.