Food Growing in schools

We are a network of all types of food growing spaces in London, and can signpost your school to local advice, training and events. We regularly run school-focused training and competitions, and joining is free. Capital Growth membership includes:

• A welcome pack with seeds, growing guide, and a plaque for your plot 
• An opportunity to join city-wide events like Good to Grow, helping you find volunteers and raise awareness and support
• Discounted training and networking events, including sessions designed for school staff
• Inclusion on our online interactive map of Capital Growth gardens
• Access to our members' area with lesson plans and handouts, like this one
• Monthly newsletter with info on funding, discounts & competitions
• Use of our Harvest-ometer, so pupils can predict and measure the value of food you grow
• Regular competitions and giveaways

Join Capital Growth for free

School Superzones

If your school is part of the Mayor of London’s Superzones project we can provide you with extra support this spring and summer.

Visits from our food growing experts

Our school food growing experts are visiting schools to provide advice and guidance tailored to each schools' unique circumstances.  
These visits are all about helping with challenges and could include exploring how to set up and make the most of the space you have, growing culturally appropriate foods and how to engage students, parents and the wider community. 
These visits are available free of charge for schools in the superzones project. Email capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org to find out more and book a visit.

Free training

We are delivering a series of training sessions designed to help you set up a food growing project in your school, integrate food growing into the curriculum and develop more links with the local community to boost your growing project. Visit our What’s On page for details of upcoming training.