Our online resources
Articles:
You are very welcome to download or view any of the following articles and resources. We hope you find them helpful and that they give you lots of inspiration! You can also view past copies of the charity's magazine The Kaleidoscope here too. Please see a list of downloadable PDFs below:
All artwork bordering is hand-drawn by Holly Chantrill-Cheyette from Solis Luna. We are also incredibly grateful to Permaculture Magazine and author Piers Warren for his advice with producing many of these articles.
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Engagement, communication, inspiration and ownership: Advice for working with young people at a school allotment (Matt Willer: 2021). Please click here to download.
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Horticultural Basics (Sam Garland: 2021). Please click here to download.
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Making compost (Alan Davies: 2021). Please click here to download.
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Growing Upwards! How to get growing once you leave school: Post-16 options for young people (Emily Stewart-Rayner & George Bates: 2021). Please click here to download.
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Sustainable water and irrigation on a school allotment (Simon Waller: 2022). Please click here to download.
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How to plan, prepare, start & end activities at a school allotment (Matt Willer: 2022). Please click here to download.
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Top Tips for Photographing Your School Allotment (Emily Palmer: 2020). Please click here to download.
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The Harvest Glut: What to do with surplus produce at your school allotment? (George Bates: 2022). Please click here to download.
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Guest livestock at school allotments: A quick guide to animal husbandry for schools (The Papillon Project: 2022). Please click here to download.
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Low Maintenance Spaces: a guide to help make maintaining school allotments easier and more sustainable (Poppy Kirby: 2023). Please click here to download.
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Film Making at a School Allotment (Louis Johnson: 2020). Please click here to download.
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Grow Your Own Help (Permaculture Magazine, Matt Willer: 2018). Please click here to download.
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The Edible Outdoor Classroom (Permaculture Magazine, Matt Willer: 2016). Please click here to download.
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No Straight Lines (Permaculture Magazine, Matt Willer: 2021). Please click here to download.
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Noticing Nature: Create your own activity (Holly Chantrill-Cheyette: 2023): Please click here to download.
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Noticing Nature: Happy Plants (Holly Chantrill-Cheyette: 2023): Please click here to download.
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Noticing Nature: Patterns in Nature (Holly Chantrill-Cheyette: 2023): Please click here to download.
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Noticing Nature: Sensory Map (Holly Chantrill-Cheyette: 2023): Please click here to download.
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Potentially Harmful Plant Guide for Schools (Poppy Kirby: 2024): Please click here to download.
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Mulching Guide for Schools (Poppy Kirby: 2024): Please click here to download.
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The Kaleidoscope: Issue 1 (The Papillon Project: 2020). Please click here to view.
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The Kaleidoscope: Issue 2 (The Papillon Project: 2021). Please click here to view.
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The Kaleidoscope: Issue 3 (The Papillon Project: 2022). Please click here to view.
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The Kaleidoscope: Issue 4 (The Papillon Project: 2023). Please click here to view.
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The Kaleidoscope: Issue 5 (The Papillon Project: 2023). Please click here to view.
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The Kaleidoscope: Issue 6 (The Papillon Project: 2023). Please click here to view.
