Budding Farmers Grow Club Launched with a BANG!

By: Donnette

hat would the world be like if all its children were able to plant a seed, watch the food grow and explore issues around global food security? With close to 200 children registered for the inaugural staging of the Budding Farmers Grow Club, it is safe to say that we are on that journey to see this vision coming to light.

With that, what started as a pandemic escape has now blossomed into the roll out of a school based farming club as co-founders Mikayla-Ann and Matthew Aaiden Henry, 5 and 7 years old respectively, are intent on spreading their love for farming and the outdoors, to as many children across the world as possible.

Children have already been engaged in starting their own compost, exploring earthworms and the impact they have on soil quality, looking at the role of insects and in particular the bees in pollination and global food security.

At Seprod Foundation, agriculture is really important, and so they have been supporting the venture through every step of the way. They have been encouraging many parents to get their children involved, to make the most of this experience, and most importantly, have FUN!

The new Budding Farmers Grow Club is an agriculture based extra-curricular activity aimed at engaging children in discovering the ins and outs of planting, growing and caring for agricultural outputs from the farm to the table while improving their numeracy and literacy skills.

If founder Grace Henry had it her way, every home would have a backyard garden so that no child would go to bed hungry or malnourished. As part of the Budding Farmers Grow Club, at the end of each term, children would have participated in numerous experiments, projects and most importantly would either be reaping from their farm or in the process of seeing their farm mature.

Registration is open for the upcoming school term. Register at: https://bit.ly/3GMV22e or our social media pages at @buddingfarmersja