Students dig in to gardening assignment

Chris Davis:

Harvesting the vegetables he has helped to plant, nurture and cultivate, Vlado Vasile, a Year Seven student at South Island School, declares: "It is simply an amazing adventure that really makes you want to gasp." In Hong Kong, where having a garden is often considered a luxury, Vlado, like many other children from 10 international and 10 local schools, has discovered the joys of horticulture and composting. That's thanks to Growing Together, a one-year pilot project initiated by the British Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by HSBC.

Since last October, using micro gardens - box containers made of recyclable materials - children of all ages have been growing produce ranging from tomatoes, carrots and herbs to Chinese water spinach and bak choy. Using a Japanese Bokashi composting system, students have also been learning about recycling food waste from leftover school lunches. The fertiliser is then used to nurture the vegetables.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 25, 2012 2:51 AM
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