RHS Campaign for School Gardening – they also provide a free start-up kit and newsletters. (schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/about-us)
Garden Organic School’s Resources (gardenorganic.org.uk/schools)
Countryside Classroom (countrysideclassroom.org.uk)
Gardening with Children (www.gardeningwithchildren.co.uk)
GIY (Grow It Yourself) – they also have a school’s growing campaign with free starter packs. (giyinternational.org)
Grow Your Own Potatoes – free seed potatoes for schools (limited). (gyop.potato.org.uk)
The Conservation Volunteers – native trees and hedging (tcv.org.uk/northernireland/treenursery)
Education for Sustainable Development Forum (eefni.org.uk)
Eatwell Guide (www.foodafactoflife.org.uk)
British Nutrition Foundation (nutrition.org.uk)
Food Growing in Schools Taskforce, March 2012 (foodgrowingschools.org)
Food in Schools Policy (education-ni.gov.uk)
Local garden centres will probably stock everything you need, but when it comes to buying either early or late maturing varieties of fruit, dwarf fruit trees and/or heritage varieties, then a specialist website is preferable, as they have a much greater variety available.
Dobies of Devon (dobies.co.uk)
Sutton’s Seeds (suttons.co.uk)
D.T. Brown (dtbrownseeds.co.uk)
Thompson and Morgan (thompson-morgan.com)
GIY Ireland (giyinternational.org)
Organic Centre (theorganiccentre.ie/shop)
Irish Seed Savers (irishseedsavers.ie)
Westland Horticulture (gardenhealth.com/about)
Ken Muir (www.kenmuir.co.uk)
Brogdale - home of the UK’s national fruit collection (brogdaleonline.co.uk)
Pomona Fruits (pomonafruits.co.uk)
Irish Seed Savers (store.irishseedsavers.ie)
Future Forests (futureforests.net)
Blackmoor Fruit Nursery (blackmoor.co.uk)
