Shropshire Council and their contractors, Veolia Environmental Services, have kindly donated a compost bin to Tickwood Farm, for use by the pupils from Severndale Specialist School in Monkmoor Shrewsbury.
The school was established in September 1995 following the reorganisation of provision for children with special educational needs in Shropshire. The farm has a walled garden which is dedicated to the School to use, the school has two horticultural teams of pupils who attend the garden every week.
They are working on a project to grow their own fruit and vegetables. They plan to cook their produce to make healthy meals, and to sell the produce to allow them to raise funds to carry on the project next year. The project also enables the pupils to obtain a City & Guilds qualification in Horticulture.
This will give the pupils, on leaving School, a head start, to venture into the world of employment, as only 5% of young adults with learning difficulties are employed for work in this present climate.
The compost bins will help make the garden more sustainable by transforming garden waste into a valuable soil improver which can then be used on the growing areas to improve crop yields as well as helping to educate the pupils about waste management and the environment.
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