Tasty dishes cooked by the farm’s youngsters
A local vegetable garden is planned to provide a variety of vegetables and herbs for their personal use.Until the garden is up and running, the vegetables have been bought from Levi’s Nek stores….
Watering the Traversine by the nursery children
posted in: Garden maintenance, Villiot Garden - Paris, Watering
Twice a week, children from the Villiot nursery help to maintain the garden. After enriching the compost with peelings from their canteen, they help to water the vegetable garden.
Balance game at the Grand Potager
posted in: Pedagogical Activities, The Grand Potager - Lauris
One of the outdoor activities devised by Transgarden for children is a balancing game. The children turn two wheels: one indicating natural elements (pebbles, bread apples, branches, etc.) and the other indicating an area of the body (neck, forearm, elbow, … Read More
Maintenance of courgette beds in Yagma
The Yagma garden team prepared courgette and maize beds before the onset of the rainy season. Maize requires a lot of water, so this season is ideal for planting and growing it. Its rapid growth will enable it to be … Read More
Sowing in the Garden of Skill’s greenhouse at Malanti
posted in: Garden maintenance, Greenhouse, Malanti Garden, Seedlings
The women in charge of the Garden of Skills at Malanti in Eswatini are preparing the selection of seeds that they will put into pots in the greenhouse. It’s a painstaking task, so as not to waste this precious resource … Read More
Colouring activity at Bercy school
posted in: Artistic activities, Traversine garden - Paris-Bercy
As part of the extra-curricular activities at Bercy school, a colouring workshop was organised on the theme of “lucky charm” flowers by the Dessine l’Espoir association. After creating a model of their project, the children drew it on an A3 … Read More
Games with the nursery school children at La Traversine
During their visit to the vegetable garden, the children from the Bercy nursery school split into two groups. While one group looked after the garden, the other played board games created by the association around fruit and vegetables.
Presentation of the insect hotel to the crèche children
Children from the Villiot crèche discover the insect hotel in the traversine garden. The activity leader explains the role of each compartment adapted to a particular type of insect.
Planting of strawberry plants in the garden of the Traversine Bercy, Paris
This Friday, the children of the elementary school of Bercy planted strawberry plants on the vertical wall of the garden of the Traversine of Bercy. They particularly enjoyed this activity which signs the return of spring!
Harvest of sweet potatoes
posted in: Gardening tutorial, Harvesting, Swaziland
Sweet potatoes at the Garden of Skills, Malanti, Eswatini The sweet potato is very popular in Eswatini, and is also suitable for sloping ground as it produces abundant creeping foliage. After each harvest, the women take cuttings from the harvested … Read More