Kids encouraged 'to participate' in green activities

Published on 19-06-2010

Summary: Children at a school in London have built a greenhouse made of recycled bottles and will now grow their own vegetables.

Pupils at Eastwood Primary School in Four Sisters Way are being encouraged to participate in a range of green activities.

Kids at the academic facility spent a day building a greenhouse, which will give the youngsters the chance to grow their own vegetables and take part in a range of garden-related activities, the Echo reports.

Staff from the local Sainsbury's store in Rayleigh Weir helped the children create a greenhouse made of recycled bottles.

Store manager Kevin Bayles said the new greenhouse will help kids understand where food comes from.

"It's a pleasure to be involved in this project. It's educational and environmentally friendly," he told the news provider.

He also noted it will provide youngsters with the chance to grow and then eat their own vegetables.

In an article for the Telegraph, Cassandra Jardine recently discussed the guidance set out in Richard Louv's new book.

He stated parents need to encourage their offspring to do more activities in the garden and connect with nature.

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