School garden at the Crêts school in Geneva.
Permaculture comes to school!
In 2023, Graine de Carotte will be helping pupils and teachers at theÉcole des Crêts in Geneva to set up their educational vegetable garden.
A school vegetable garden in the heart of Geneva
A stone’s throw from Les Nations, behind the school, was an area of used lawn which we have transformed into an educational garden.
Throughout the year, 4P students have had the opportunity to learn about the principles of permaculture and living soil gardening.
Comprising 5 sessions, our training program aims to give students an overview of nutrition, food production and the construction and preservation of a biotope..
Teaching students and teachers
Alongside this support for the pupils, we have also offered training for teachers to enable them to quickly become autonomous in terms of the work to be done and the running of a permaculture educational vegetable garden.
Spinach as beautiful as at the market!
Radishes for the whole class!
- The vegetable garden, days 0 of the project :
- The vegetable garden, day 1 of the project :
- The vegetable garden, project day 31: The first harvest!
The school garden, another way to celebrate diversity
Les Crêts school garden in 2024
The project continues in 2024!
The focus is always on the study of living things, plants and food. But this year, we’re adding the notion of intergenerational mutual aid with the neighboringEMS.
Children will have the opportunity to sow, grow and cook with their elders!
We’ll tell you more soon….
Special thanks to the Geneva schools department and the green spaces department for their human and material support.
And a huge well done to the teachers for their investment in this wonderful project!
Need help developing your school's vegetable garden?
Are you a teacher looking for training?
As part of the DIP’s continuing education program, we are offering 2 courses to learn more about permaculture and school gardens. These courses are paid for by the DIP.
