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Imagine a future where urban or rural communities thrive on local nutrient-rich, locally grown produce, cultivated from traditional, open-pollinated seeds. Seed Central is a huge part of the circular economy vision driving Sow Study Sustain, a groundbreaking initiative that’s empowering home based “super growers” and building a more sustainable nutrient

Ever wanted to see what Ecolearn CIC and Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning‘s SOW Study Sustain is all about? Take a look at the fabulous progress we have made as a community in East Lindsey thanks to our own money, the generous National Lottery, our super growers ( 27 new members in

Sow Study Sustain will positively impact food nutrition, community sharing, health, and well-being. We create circular economy based outdoor growing spaces and community areas to facilitate a net zero based appreciation and utilization of our Natural Environment.   Biodiversity, rewilding and the 9R’s are central to our circular economy philosophy. We

Ecolearn & Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning have finally closed the loop, creating a circular economy growing system called Sow Study Sustain that is chemical free using only open pollinated seed. In the face of the seed cartel we are building a community seedbank that will hand down natural and nutritious food

In an era marked by increasing health and economic challenges, communities are seeking innovative ways to foster resilience and well-being. Our Sow Study Sustain initiative offers a compelling model for achieving these goals through the simple yet powerful act of growing food. By connecting people across generations and social strata,

Eating well and doing your bit for a sustainable future go hand-in-hand with our SOW STUDY SUSTAIN initiative. We want our Growth 4 Health home growers to cultivate nutrient-packed fruit and veg, not only to nourish themselves but also to contribute to a thriving seed bank for Lincolnshire. Your growing

During my early childhood I struggled to read. Thanks to a teacher called Miss Pink and the local library I caught up and really started net zero motoring. I would cycle there and put my books in the little metal basket at the front. In truth it was one of

Hello and Welcome Back to School and Back to FUN! 👋 Let’s put some Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning LOL into outdoor curriculum based education with some science enquiry and river days without the coach or some constructions – where there is a will there is a funded way! Ditch the dull

Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning do Grey to Green with style. Our circular economy Sow Study Sustain Grey to Green will be changing schools in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands funded by The National Education Nature Park Grey to Green Initiative. Unlike bigger contractors as a not-for-profit we start with some

Based in East Lindsey and looking for something new that makes you feel positive? Then why not get a growing kit and a whole lot of LOL. The Sow Study Sustain Growth4health initiative, with its focus on at-home and community growing, is making a positive impact on health and well-being

It would be great to see you as LOL and Ecolearn debut at The Lincolnshire Show. Every circular economic model starts with compost so as it is an integral part of the Sow Study Sustain circular growing model we though it would be of interest to people, Schools, Community groups

The National Education Nature Park Grey to Green Initiative has selected many Lincolnshire schools to receive £10,000 Grant Funding The National Education Nature Park Grey to Green Initiative together with a little LOL will transform unused grey spaces into outdoor learning hubs and enhance student engagement and connection with nature

As regular readers of our Sow Study Sustain Newsletter on LinkedIn will know (sign up here) Sow Study Sustain, a program devised by UK-based Ecolearn CIC and now delivered by Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning, is more than just a community gardening initiative. It’s a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of circular

Happy Christmas one and all let’s make Community Regenerative Agriculture the Buzzword for 2024 We must break the linear cycle of take make break and waste and turn to the circular economy. Rethinking food by pushing up at community level to offer a healthy alternative to the food supply cartel

On the 8th November we will open the Benjamin Adlard Micro Farm. Gainsborough children will be the first in the UK to grow healthy food using #SowStudySustain‘s circular economy and vertical growing principles. UNA Greater Lincolnshire West Lindsey District Council Team Lincolnshire Lord Holmes Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT

For 2023-2024 LOL are pleased to announce that our constructions for outdoor learning activities will expand beyond Lincolnshire to Nottinghamshire and East Midlands Schools as well as Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Shouldn’t primary schools be back at the heart of communities too? With a little LOL learning about nature is fun.

For 2023-2024 LOL are pleased to announce that our outdoor learning activities will expand beyond Lincolnshire to Nottinghamshire and East Midlands Schools as well as Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We now offer science enquiry and team challenge based field days. True  Zero carbon circular economy ‘SOW STUDY SUSTAIN’ environmental science days within the

Yes we can…. a massive thanks to those who believe and partner with Ecolearn CIC and Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning . So despite funders reneging at the last minute and plenty of other broken promises and selfies down at the site, Sow Study began supplying fresh Veg to food banks on

We put the LOL into primary school science enquiry with a field trip – without the coach – that takes you into your great outdoors. This is now available to all East Midlands primary schools be they LEA or Multi Academy Trusts. This LOL experience is all about working scientifically

Benjamin Adlard Primary School of Gainsborough will be the first school in the world with a circular economy micro farm A massive thanks to the generosity of North Notts & Lincs Community Rail Partnership plus a contribution from Neil Gentleman-Hobbs and Ashley Butterfield Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning will announce more details

Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning’s Sow Study Sustain micro farm has received funding from the Lincolnshire Wolds Office. This invaluable contribution will allow our circular economy based vertical growing system to feed fresh produce to the food banks of East Lindsey all year round.

Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning are looking forward to extending our partnership with The Lincolnshire Wolds Office. To celebrate their 50th anniversary the 10 Wolds schools will all Take a Walk On The Wolds Side The following 10 schools will all enjoy a walk on the Wolds Side. https://www.nettleton.lincs.sch.uk https://binbrookprimary.co.uk/contact_us/contact_us.html https://sites.google.com/aetinet.org/utterby-primary-academy https://www.tealby.lincs.sch.uk/contact-details/

Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning are pleased to announce that we still have Key Stage 1 & 2 primary school river days available despite record bookings, budget constraints and tough conditions in Education. Our fixed price bespoke tours fit perfectly in line with the Key Stage 1 & 2 curriculum requirements. Call

If your community or school is looking to grow food you need to know your vitamins. So here is the LOL Sow Study Sustain grow your own vitamins guide telling you where your vital vitamins come from and how much you need each day. Remember to use circular economy growing

Starting this spring, a school trip without the coach idea, aka The LOL Circular Economy Schools Day, as we introduce some Sow Study Sustain ideas to primary school children in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and East Midland schools. This new, innovative and exciting enquiry driven field trip within the school grounds saves

A huge thanks to David Rodger who has provided axes and billhooks for the Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning regenerative agricultural revolution. This will help with hedge laying and wildlife corridors, these being key to the circular economy ideas that make up our Sow Study Sustain model Are you a community group

Nature is our inspiration, the personification, nay oracle, of optimism that never gives up. Dawn is our opportunity to seize our day and to put a little LOL into everyone else along the way. Each day mother nature succeeds to live and breathe, teaching us to evolve via the most

Is your Lincolnshire Primary or Secondary school looking to grow healthy food within the school grounds? Take a look at LOL Microfarm Sow Study Sustain Sow What guide. It tells you what, why and when to grow healthy food. We can even show you how elsewhere on our site. Please

Would your Lincolnshire school like to grow healthy food for the children, staff and wider community? Then why not talk to Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning about a circular economy LOL Micro farm. Think circular economy meets regenerative agriculture. Together we can put some LOL into learning, leave no one behind and

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Putting come LOL back into peoples lives means no one is left behind so Magna Vitae Swimming club in Horncastle got a large raised bed with an elevated section for wheelchair users to access. Initially we met with the management of Magna Vitae and the Horncastle Day centre in order

Putting LOL back into peoples lives means no one is left behind so The Chappell centre 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

Over in Ancaster, Lincs LOL led the creation of two  large raised beds to facilitate community growing for all age groups and abilities. Initially we met with the management of the Day centre in order to discuss their expectations and requirements and to timetable for the days of the practical

Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning first put Sow Study Sustain into action with Circular economy sowing and growing and then either bottled the produce or left some for seed. As you can see our micro farm to canning project was designed to leave no one behind, putting food and thought into yellow

Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning are starting to build living Willow pods, fences and gazebos from willow grown at our micro farm in the Lincolnshire Wolds. We plant the willows ½ metre deep so water gets down to encourage deep rooting and long-term drought resistance.  You may want to water a couple

Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning offer Outdoor Learning Activities and constructions for Schools Outdoor Learning has proven itself to aid in memory retention of Learning.  Our Outdoor Learning Science Enquiry approach ensures that students can ‘Work Scientifically.’  Students select equipment and design methods, in order to record results and draw conclusions.  Thank you for