By Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning has been the county’s best kept secret in and around Lincolnshire schools since 2011. Our outdoor learning constructions and activities change outcomes and lives. We owe to our children, for they are the stakeholders that count. Here are some ideas, but with the UK’s first school micro
Let’s get community Growing in Lincolnshire
We need to grow more food, with Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning you can grow at home as one of our ‘super growers’ and / or come down and join the fun at our Kenwick Park Micro Farm every Friday.
Grow at Home in South Lincs & Rural PCN with Growth 2 Health
In 2023 we have expanded our grow at home project to the South Lincs & Rural Primary Care Network. The ‘Growth 2 Health’ pilot will deliver two kits to people living within the following area https://lpcna.nhs.uk/primary-care-networks/south-lincs-rural We will also offer garden support and even creet an area in your garden
Sow What?
We need to go back to growing at least some of our food at home and you do not need a big garden to do it. A polytunnel and outdoor bed or maybe just start with a window sill for herbs.
Grow at Home in East Lindsey with Growth for Health
In 2023 we will continue our grow at home project in East Lindsey ‘Growth for Health’ We still have free kits available to people living in East Lindsey who wish to start growing at home. Good Lincolnshire fresh air and food builds healthy bodies and minds.
LOL Circular Economy Microfarms
We need to Think circular economy and its starts in Lincolnshire the bountiful basket of Britain. Together we can enable community based circular economies and end take make & waste. LOL call this Sow Study Sustain So Let’s construct enduring legacies, outdoor growing and learning environments to inspire healthy schools
Make Do and Grow
During the pandemic Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning created and delivered Make Do and Grow and Make Do and Cook, two innovative arts, craft and treat you can eat projects, delivered to isolated people throughout Lincolnshire. This unique mental health intervention initiative helped isolated and vulnerable people of mixed ages and abilities.
HAF delivery during the school holidays
LOL have both run successful Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme projects as well as supplying our Nature Lab and circular economy based environmental science enquiry hub to support partners. It’s HAF at the Pav time Lets have some Healthy activities and Food then mix in NEL support plus a
Toynton Sensory Garden
LOL project managed and got hands-on when we transplanted existing plants and shrubs to create a new sensory garden in Toynton, This brought as much joy and LOL to the builders as it the beneficiaries. Initially we met with the management of Linkage in order to discuss their expectations and
Skegness Elevated Raised bed for wheelchair user access
Putting LOL back into peoples lives means no one is left behind so Skegness Swimming pool got a large raised bed with an elevated section for wheelchair users to access. Initially we met with the management of the Day centre in order to discuss their expectations and requirements and to