Eco Club By Emma

When I first started year 7 at my new secondary school I decided to join a club that looked after the garden that had newly been built in the 6 week holidays that we had before September.

 At first there was only me and one of my new friends that did it until about a month and a half ago when we gained a few new members.
 We have grown: onions, garlic, beans, potato, courgette, beetroot, strawberries, peas, a pear tree, lettuce, fennel, radish, spinach, carrots, parsley, tomatoes, pumpkin, squash and sweet corn!

I think that this club is a good idea because by teaching children how to grow their own food it saves money and its a skill that you can use in later life.

This club is especially good for my future because I want to be a chef or cake baker because I can use these skills for growing local produce to work with. Lately we have harvested most things but somethings we need to wait for until after the 6 weeks to harvest so they can grow to there full size and tastiness!