Biodynamic Gardening with Children from ‘Birth to Seven Years

Sandra Frain

Biodynamic Practitioner and Teacher

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Reprinted from Kindling Newsletter UK Issue 42 with permission of the author and publisher.

Why should we garden ‘Biodynamically’ with children from birth to seven?

Sharing gardens and all of nature is an opportunity for we teachers to inspire and support the healthful relationship that our children deserve to be the vital ‘Stewards of the Earth’ with us.

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