It says that schools can use creative ways to grow, turning to rooftop plots, installing raised beds on paved playgrounds and upcycling plastic bottles and old tins to create green walls for wildlife.
Schools with more space are being challenged to consider growing on a larger scale to supply the school kitchen or even sell their produce.
Alana Cama, RHS schools and groups programme manager, said: “Young people are increasingly thinking about what the future might look like and rightly concerned about news of forest fires and plastic-filled oceans. Schools can play an important part in empowering young people to make positive changes. By providing a plot, or even just a couple of pots, schools can help sow an appreciation for the environment.”
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