First raspberries of the season in the Traversine Bercy garden

Children from the Bercy kindergarten had the pleasure of picking the very first raspberries of the season in the Traversine Bercy garden. Thanks to generous sunshine from the roof terrace, the fruit ripened two to three weeks ahead of schedule. … Read More

Herbarium game in the Traversine Bercy garden

At the Jardin de la Traversine Bercy, nursery school children took part in a fun and educational activity designed by the Designing Hope around vegetable plants. A large illustrated board featuring 25 leaves of fruit and vegetables grown in the … Read More

Maintenance of the Traversine Villiot mandala

At the Traversine Villiot garden, 12 children from the Paris Anim’ Annie Fratellini center gathered to work on the petals of the vegetable mandala. The children worked enthusiastically together, under the guidance of the Designing Hope educational team. They began … Read More

Slug and snail hunting 🐌 (without chemicals…)

The Traversine Villiot garden, surrounded by apartment buildings, benefits from an open-ground layout, which is an advantage compared to the Bercy roof terrace, but suffers from a lack of sunlight, especially during the winter period.This makes the garden a breeding … Read More

🍓 La Saison des Fraises : A year’s work rewarded for the children of Bercy

At the Traversine Bercy garden, school children are actively involved in growing strawberries on the roof terrace. After transplanting the runners into new trays in the autumn and helping with weeding, maintenance and watering throughout the year, they were able … Read More

From seed to fruit: tomatoes from Bercy school

The children at Bercy school are proud to have grown their own tomato plants ! Back in February, they sowed seeds in cups set up in the school playground. At the end of March, the young shoots were transplanted to the … Read More

Leek planting at the Traversine garden in Bercy

Today, children from the Bercy school took part in a leek planting activity at the Traversine garden, supervised by animators from the Designing Hope association. Before getting started, the organizers explained the essential steps for ensuring good leek growth: cutting … Read More

Transplanting seedlings to the Traversine Villiot garden

It’s time to transfer the young plants produced in the greenhouse to the Traversine Villiot garden. Zucchinis, broccoli, cauliflower and leeks take their place on the first petals of the garden’s mandala. The soil has been cleared of weeds, loosened … Read More

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