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The Grow it Global project

Over the past year, Grow it Global has taken thousands of children out of the classroom and onto UK farms for practical, fun sessions on sustainable development, food issues and climate change. It’s a unique and exciting project which is now entering its second year.

During their Grow it Global experience, children meet with farmers and visiting African farmers on UK farms. The farmers give demonstrations of gardening techniques that are easy for the children to adopt at home or at school. And the children take part in learning at school which helps them to understand more about the lives of children in Uganda and Lesotho. It’s a great way to learn.

Ongoing learning and support

After a successful first year in the South West, we are now also working with farms and schools in the Herefordshire. And in April this year, we’ll be welcoming the next group of African farmers to the UK.

Funded by the Department for International Development, the project will continue to be based around the learning themes of food production and security, sustainable development, climate change and the similarities and differences between the UK and African countries.

Any school can run their own version of Grow it Global by following the four learning themes, linking with a local farm and building their own African garden at school - find out how. In fact, we hope Grow it Global will inspire schools all around the country!

Grow it Global Schools News

All schools who are involved in the project have now received training and can browse resources and documents linked from our resources page. And as the UK farmers have also had some training, they will be setting up African farmyards over the coming months. If you are part of a local group and want to lend them a hand, please do get in touch with them; they’d love to hear from you!

The visiting African farmers are also now finding out more about their visit and will soon be put in touch with the UK farmers to share stories about their lives and farms before they arrive in the UK.

Grow it Global Farms

We are currently working with the farms listed below. Key schools will be visiting these farms during the stay of our African farmers.
If your school is in either region and you would like to get involved, you can take part by linking with the key farms at the base of the page. Or if you are local to any of the following farms, please contact them to arrange a visit and see their Ugandan Farmyard take shape.

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Some of our project partners