Roman Road Primary School - Growing Garden
From "East Ham Community Assemblies"
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Roman Road Primary School is a maintained school located in East Ham. We are a two form entry school with around 370 children currently on roll. Children who attend are from a range of backgrounds and have different educational needs.
Roman Road is aiming to have a home-grown, pesticide free, super nutritious fruit and vegetable garden to teach and encourage a more nutritious diet. The project will benefit children staff and parents at Roman Road. The approximately 300-400m2 growing garden will be situated on the grounds of Roman Road Primary School. The project will include levelling out a portion of grassland in order to allow the placement of and allotment area and planting beds.
Benefits of a Growing Garden
Food growing can teach children about soil, nutrition, science and life cycles of the vegetables and the creatures attracted to the garden.
A vegetable plot can raise children’s awareness of the seasonal nature and the variety of food.
A food growing project can allow staff, pupils, and parents to be involved.
To provide a therapeutic space for children and young adults.
Gardens are peaceful, healing spaces where many can find rest and respite from the world around them.
A well-kept and green area will be good for the environment and help reduce the school carbon footprint.
Proposed site.
Below is the proposed site for the growing garden. It is an underutilised space at the school and would greatly benefit from being renovated and maintained.
