Forget turkey twizzlers and chicken shops – Southwark schoolkids could be eating fresh fruit from trees they have planted themselves in a few years time.
Bin collection company Veolia is offering schools a chance to apply for an orchard of up to five fruit trees to be planted on their grounds.
Schools will find out if they have been successful after July 18. The trees will be delivered in September and October. Kids will plant the trees and look after them. Schools also have to have their own equipment to plant them.
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Cllr Catherine Rose, Southwark’s cabinet member for parks, streets and clean air, encouraged schools to apply for an orchard.
She added: “Planting more trees, especially fruit trees that children can enjoy, will benefit people and wildlife alike.”
Schools need five square metres per tree, so 25 square metres in total if they apply for five trees. If they have less space they can apply for fewer trees.
Learn more and apply here.