Beginners No Dig - Children's No Dig Gardening Book

Just released, my No Dig Children’s Gardening Book. Why and how no dig, make compost, plans for sowing and planting, ideas for projects. Interview by Zahan in Avalon. Richly illustrated by Kristyna Litten and published by Welbeck Kids 2023 @WelbeckPublishingGroup https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/no-dig-childrens-gardening-book/ I sell signed copies and you can ask for a dedication when you order with this link. And it’s available generally online. Zahan in Avalon has a channel on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@zahaninavalon Filmed 20th December 2022 by Briony Plant, who had coached Zahan for this his first video. We are in front of Homeacres' Small Garden. 00:00 Introduction by Zahan 00:16 Charles explains his reasons for writing the book, then Zahan asks questions 00:28 Is it good for kids’ health and wellbeing? 00:43 Do you think vegetables are friends in any way? 01:27 Who illustrated the book? 02:54 Do you think your pots are recyclable? 03:48 Do you think kids can use the tools that adults can? 04:19 Do you have to do that much weeding? 04:56 Outro by Zahan I describe the essentials of no dig, which children understand very quickly. Following that are sowing + planting details and timings. There are projects for children in the garden, and contributions from other groups and families who describe what their children do. Discover more on the Schools page of my website. Find details of sowing times for specific vegetables, so that harvests fall in term time. And ideas for involving children at school, https://charlesdowding.co.uk/sowing-and-growing-for-schools/ Thanks to you, I have just bought a polytunnel for a school in Essex, UK. You can join this channel by paying a monthly sub to support our work with helping gardeners and groups. Also, you receive monthly videos made for members only: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB1J6siDdmhwah7q0O2WJBg/join