We've found that children are much more likely to eat vegetables
they've helped to grow. Getting children to help with growing
vegetables is a great way to teach them about food, the environment,
and gardening.
Home-grown vegetables
are more
tasty and nutritious
than shop
bought produce so they'll be better for you, your cooking, and your
children.
Vegetables included with the children's garden are simple to grow,
requiring no gardening experience. The vegetables can be grown on
a
vegetable patch, in pots, or
in growbags. You'll be amazed at how much food you harvest from such a
small garden.
The children's garden includes the following baby organic plants:
- Pumpkins x 3
- Courgettes x 3
- Strawberries x 3
- Tomatoes x 3
- Runner beans x 5
- Borlotti beans x 5
- Beetroot x10
- Peas x 10
- Carrots x 20
- Mixed lettuce x 10
- Spinach x 10
- Potatoes x10
A Brilliant Gift
Garden vouchers are available for order all year round so you can
give the children's garden as a gift at any time of year. The
garden makes a perfect birthday or Christmas gift for children just
think how delighted they'll be to harvest vegetables they've helped to
grow.
Eco-Friendly Food
All plants are seasonally and
organically
grown in Cornwall according to strict Soil Association
standards. No artificial heat, chemical pesticides, fertilisers,
or sprays are used in growing.
No plastics or non-compostable packaging will be included with your
garden. The vegetables you grow will of course have no packaging
a huge environmental benefit considering that two thirds of household
waste in the UK is packaging.
Why is organic, home-grown food good for you?
Organic food grown in your own
garden is the healthiest and most
environmentally-friendly
food you can get. Home grown organic veg has zero food
miles, and is not laced with chemical pesticides and fertiliser.
Vegetables picked and eaten when they're fully ripe contain the maximum
possible amount of nutrients and have a superior taste.
Supermarket suppliers harvest vegetables pre-ripe, and there can be
days or weeks between when the vegetables are harvested and when you
eat them. Every day between harvesting and cooking, valuable
nutrients and taste are lost.
Important Delivery and Order Information
Baby plants for the
children's garden
are grown without artificial heat and within the seasons. When
you order your children's garden, you will receive a garden
voucher. If you redeem your voucher between 1 April and 1 August,
your plants will be delivered for autumn harvest. For vouchers
redeemed after 1 August, plants will be delivered in the following
spring.
Vouchers can be redeemed online, or via freepost.
Plants are dispatched on a first-come, first-served basis, so the
sooner you redeem your voucher, the sooner you will receive your plants
the following spring.
Next delivery: Up to August 1st, 2010 and then again from Spring 2011.
The courier delivering your garden does not require a signature, so you
will not have to wait at home for it to be delivered.
There are postal surcharges for garden deliveries to the Isle of Man,
the Isles of Scilly, Ireland, the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands,
and the Scottish Highlands and islands. Call us for a price to these
areas - anything is possible, it just may cost more.
