May 12th, 2013 by Waitrose
Waitrose ‘Grow and Sell’ initiative aims to encourage seven to eleven year old children across the UK and Channel Islands to grow their own produce and sell it to Waitrose customers. The initiative, in association with the Waitrose farm on the Leckford Estate, aims to inspire over 100,000 children to grow their own produce during […]
July 1st, 2012 by Bedell Group
Judges spent two days visiting island schools taking part in this year’s Little Green Fingers Schools’ Project Competition – sponsored by Bedell in association with Floral Guernsey. Phil Merrien, Manager for Parks and Gardens at States Works and Bob Paine from Guernsey Gardens, visited eight schools on 27 and Thursday 28 June 2012 with Ann […]
May 15th, 2012 by Bedell Group
Ten of the island’s schools are taking part in this year’s Little Green Fingers Schools’ Project Competition – sponsored by Bedell in association with Floral Guernsey. The competition, launched by BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Alys Fowler, aims to help Bailiwick children to understand environmental issues and experience gardening at school. The schools gardening competition runs […]
April 20th, 2011 by Insurance Corporation Conservation Awards
Environmentalists and eco-friendly gardeners have just a few more days to enter this year’s Insurance Corporation Conservation Awards. The event, which has a £2000 prize, is open to any private individual, club, company or organisation and to any educational institution, has been running for 21 years. Islanders have until Tuesday 26 April to get their […]