Have you ever seen a snail dreaming of a lettuce? Have you ever felt a tomato’s heartbeat? Have you ever swum in cabbage leaves? Have you ever explored earthworm’s tunnels? Have you ever walked along a bean plant? Positive answers to these questions are probably only found in fairy tales. Bedtime stories we never tire of telling our children or tales told at school.
The authors of this book hope an ecological kitchen garden will be a source of inspiration for a thousand more stories. A source of inspiration for artists and poets. A rich store for the most demanding gourmets. A gym for medal-winning sportspeople with cutting-edge devices. A library for the knowledge of humanity.
This book has a twofold aim: to support schools that have already ventured into the world of school kitchen gardens and to encourage other schools to discover the pleasure of having a kitchen garden on the grounds.
We have taken great care with the smallest details of every aspect of the book, including the cover, the chapter headings, the list of experiments, the illustrations, gardening tips, environmentally friendly activities, the bibliography, the online bibliography, blogs, online games, photographs, basic cultivating techniques, garden design, tips for preparing a community kitchen garden project, graphics, tables, films and many other suggestions designed for all ages and areas in the school, where each and every one of the members play a key role.