Growing in your space
Food growing manuals
This collection of downloadable manuals and guidance materials supports the food growing aspect of the Food for Life Partnership Mark for schools.
The content of the manuals is cross-referenced to individual activities and resources on the Schools resources page and relates to the content of a series of Grow Your Own cards.
Food for Life Schools Award
Food for Life awards are centred around four areas of development, which link to the criteria and create an action framework for your school, download the award criteria here.
Food Growing Manual - Bronze
Bronze Award - Sections B1 & B2
- Criteria for Bronze Award
- Getting people involved
- Gardening safely
- Getting started with plants
- Practical gardening techniques
Bronze Award - Sections B6 & B7
- Training
- Reference material
Food Growing Manual - Silver & Gold
Silver Award - Sections S1 & S2
- Criteria for Silver Award
- Getting people involved
- Growing plants
- Practical gardening techniques
- Criteria for Gold Award
- Getting people involved
- Growing plants
- Practical gardening techniques
Silver & Gold Awards - Sections SG1 to SG3
- Gardening safely
- Training
- Reference material