Weeding, writing and arithmetic... why green fingers are good for our children

21.07.2019

Schools should teach pupils gardening skills to instil a passion for the environment in future generations, says horticultural chiefFrom the water vole to the Scottish wildcat, the dwindling numbers of Britain's most at-risk animals are well documented. But now the alarm bell is sounding over a rather more overlooked endangered species: green-fingered children.Young people are so rarely spotted in gardens across Britain nowadays that the Royal Horticultural Society is warning that the country is facing a green skills crisis unless more learn to garden. Continue reading...

Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/21/britain-failing-to-teach-new-generation-of-gardeners-skills-crisis

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