<p> Sowing Ideas. Growing Inspiration. Cultivating Futures.</p><p>FREE Food Growing Workshops for Schools</p><p>Dear </p><p>Food Growing Schools: London aims to get every school growing food. FGSL brings together the very best of London’s food growing expertise, information and support, with the ambition to inspire and equip every school in London to grow their own food. We're doing this by running training, organising events and creating campaigns to get schools growing. </p><p>Our campaign at the moment is Grow Your Own Picnic which can be downloaded from our website at - http://www.foodgrowingschools.org/events/picnic/</p><p>We also send schools our newsletter each half term which details partner events, competitions and funding opportunities that are available to schools. </p><p>Once you complete the survey on the Food Growing Schools website you'll receive the newsletter and any future news relevant to your school - http://www.foodgrowingschools.org/survey/</p><p>______</p><p>Goldbeaters Primary School has kindly offered to host the first of a series of food growing workshops for Barnet schools. These will provide a progressive course in food growing in schools from starting a garden, through how to involve your school community, curriculum ideas, seasonality and lots of practical food growing tips.</p><p>The first workshop will be held on Wednesday 8th July between 1:00pm – 4:00pm at Goldbeaters Primary School, Thirleby Road, Edgeware, HA8 0HA.</p><p>This workshop is open to school staff and parent volunteers. Places are limited, and will be offered on a first come first served basis. To book a place please;  Complete the Food Growing Schools survey via the following link - http://www.foodgrowingschools.org/survey/  Complete the form below and email to Paul Sadler from Food Growing Schools London at [email protected]</p><p> www.foodgrowingschools.org</p><p>Email: [email protected] l Tel: 0207 065 0889 l www.twitter.com/FoodGrowSchools </p><p>Food Growing Schools: London is a partnership initiative led by Garden Organic. Registered Charity No. 298104. Registered in Cardiff No. 2188402. Garden Organic is the working name of the Henry Doubleday Research Association.</p><p>Sowing Ideas. Growing Inspiration. Cultivating Futures.</p><p>If you would like to participate in these workshops please complete the form below and send to Paul Sadler from Food Growing Schools London at [email protected]</p><p>Name: ……………………………………...... </p><p>Email: ……………………………………………………………………..</p><p>Telephone:</p><p>School name:</p><p>School address:</p><p>Position at school:</p><p>To help us plan the workshops more effectively please could you also tick any of the boxes below to indicate what topics would be most useful to your school.</p><p>Workshop topics</p><p>[ ] - planning a school food growing garden from scratch</p><p>[ ] - linking food growing to the curriculum (any particular subject area………</p><p>[ ] - involving parents and staff</p><p>[ ] - persuading your Headteacher and SLT that food growing is important</p><p>[ ] - food growing in a limited space</p><p>[ ] - practical food growing ideas throughout the year</p><p>[ ] - looking after your soil, composting and wormeries</p><p>[ ] - crop rotaions</p><p>[ ] - seed saving</p><p>[ ] - other ...... </p><p> www.foodgrowingschools.org</p><p>Email: [email protected] l Tel: 0207 065 0889 l www.twitter.com/FoodGrowSchools </p><p>Food Growing Schools: London is a partnership initiative led by Garden Organic. Registered Charity No. 298104. Registered in Cardiff No. 2188402. Garden Organic is the working name of the Henry Doubleday Research Association. </p>