Lessons from Africa 4: How to Build a Garden in a Bag

About This Primary Resource

In Africa the soil is very poor so many crops are grown inside bags to they can control the amount of nutrients they receive. This Powerpoint presentation, and accompanying story about how garden bags are used in Africa, is ideal for helping you make your own garden in a bag at home or at school. It would also be a perfect activity for those interested in the Forest School approach.

This resource has been kindly shared with us by Lessons from Africa, which is the education programme run by the charity Send a Cow. For 25 years Send a Cow have been helping thousands of African families and orphans grow enough food to eat, sell their produce and develop small businesses that last.

If you would like to find out more about Send a Cow, or make a donation to the charity, then please have a look at their website: www.sendacow.org.uk. Lessons from Africa also offer hundreds more resources suitable for Key Stage 2-4, find them all at their website: www.sendacow.org.uk/lessonsfromafrica.