by Lucy Legan | May 26, 2021 | Backyard farm, Kids Gardening, Living Laboratory, Permaculture, Sustainable Living, upcycling, Waste Free Living
Reinforcing environmental ethics at an early age can help create a strong foundation for children to become ethical, good-natured and caring adults. As children enter the preschool era, they start to develop their own ideas of right and wrong. They begin to understand...
by Lucy Legan | Apr 8, 2021 | Conscious Green Mama, Homeschooling, Kids Gardening, Little Green House, Sustainable Living
The haybox, also known as the straw box or insulation cooker, is a great way to slow cook when you have a full day in the garden or camping and want to conserve energy. If you are homeschooling or like to experiment, this is your box! The haybox is a thermally...
by Lucy Legan | Apr 2, 2021 | Building Soil, Conscious Green Mama, Homeschooling, Kids Gardening, Permaculture, Waste Free Living, Worms
Exploring nature with a worm observatory is a great way to learn about the power of worms. With a few materials, and a little helper, you can create an observatory that not only composts some of your kitchen scraps but makes a natural biofertiliser (worm castings) all...
by Lucy Legan | May 29, 2020 | Ecocentro Ipec, Ethics, Homeschooling, Kids Gardening, Online Courses, Permaculture, Sustainable Living, Waste Free Living
We at Planet Schooling, are immensely grateful to announce that the Kickstarter campaign was a great success. The book – Planet Schooling will be available to pre-order once again in November. Watch this space for new updates. We are super excited to present...
by Lucy Legan | May 5, 2020 | Conscious Green Mama, Homeschooling, Kids Gardening, Little Green House, Permaculture, Sustainable Living, Waste Free Living
We were lucky enough to find an old rolling rubbish bin and decided to repurpose it into another worm farm. Trash bins are a great way to collect worm juice and castings in a vertical space. The bins can readily be found in tip and junk shops. When choosing a bin make...
by Lucy Legan | Apr 2, 2020 | Conscious Green Mama, Homeschooling, Kids Gardening, Little Green House, Permaculture, Sustainable Living, Waste Free Living
The squiggly worm is loved by some and unfortunately feared by most! Yet the worm is one of our best allies. Who would be crazy enough to study worms for forty years, well Charles Darwin of course. Teaching children to care for worms not only helps the planet but...
