Flowers, fruit and fun

LARA HONNOR RUNS A GARDENING CLUB FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM AN ALLOTMENT PACKED WITH COLOUR, FLAVOUR AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, JOY

Words

Skool Beanz is a gardening club for children aged 4–13 years old, run from an allotment in Chilthorne Domer, near Yeovil, Somerset. Founder Lara Honnor teaches kids how to grow delicious veg and beautiful flowers, and how to help nature – with plenty of upcycled art and fun thrown in. Follow them at skoolbeanzcic.com, or on Instagram: @skoolbeanz. The story so far While studying for my diploma in Social and Therapeutic Horticulture, Greta Thunberg was all over the news. I found her, and her movement, so inspiring. Confronted by harrowing statistics, such as 1 in 6 children in England were suffering from poor mental health, it was clear children and nature needed each other and I knew that I needed to do something. I contacted a local primary school and offered to run…

You're reading a preview of

The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2024

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.