Gardening Mission: How to Make a Cloche

One of the most important things to remember when you are gardening is to make sure that your plants are well looked after and protected.  There are lots of things that can effect how well your plants grow – cold weather, frost, heavy rain and even bugs!  The more you can do to prevent your plants being damaged the better.

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Great Fruit & Vegetable Gifts for Kids

Secret Seed Society Shop has a collection of original, ethical and educational presents to be enjoyed by children and grown-ups together. The fruit & vegetable characters from the stories are loveable. From Rudi Radish to PC Pea Pod, every fruit and vegetable has a different story to tell and by collecting the storybooks you meet over 40 different characters. Each storybook comes with a packet of seeds to grow the lead character on your windowsill or in your garden. Kids love being part of a club and helping out, by being a ‘Seed Agent’ of the Secret Seed Society kids learn how to enjoy gardening and cooking fruit & vegetables.

Gardening & cooking

Chrissie Cress’ or Mingo Mungbean’s Story & Seed Pack.
I recommend either of these packs for a super speedy, indoor growing adventure.
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N# 1 Books for Kid’s Website!

Secret Seed Society has been voted the top creative kid's website delivering books for children!

Read, Grow, Cook, Eat

Taking children on a enticing adventure from pot to plate Secret Seed Society provide the perfect combination of stimulation and interactive play feeding the imagination of little ones and engaging the whole family in an array of activities.

The vegetable characters from Seed City inspire children both in the garden and in the kitchen to get more hands on and learn that the perfect recipe for fun is experimentation!

Get your first story’n'seed pack today online or click here to find a store near you.

Click here to become a Seed Agent!

How SSS fulfils current educational policies and initiatives

1. National Framework for Sustainable Schools

The government would like all schools to be sustainable by 2020, and has produced guidance within an eight-doorway framework. SSS adheres to two of these doorways in particular; food and drink, and purchasing and waste. Schools can be sustainable through being model suppliers of healthy, sustainable food and drink; showing strong commitments to the environment; and maximising their use of local suppliers. SSS achieves this through increasing children’s awareness of where food comes from, food chains, and the processes used in growing, harvesting and food preparation.

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