The nursery school in Blantyre, Malawi has embarked on a…

The nursery school in Blantyre, Malawi has embarked on a serious gardening project this season. The aim is to raise awareness of environmental issues.

The children are sowing different crops in their gardens. Their favorite crop was carrots. The children were amazed to see the small seed being sown and how it could grow into a carrot as they see in pictures. They patiently watered the crop for over 40 days.

On one sunny day it was time to harvest their crop. You can see the look of amazement on their faces when they saw the beautiful orange carrots being uprooted. Little Chisomo, 4 years old, asked his teacher: "Who put the carrot in the ground? I thought we put a small black thing in the ground"? The teacher explained how the carrot came about. In the garden there are some other vegetables and a good crop of maize. The children ate the carrots at school and some took theirs to share with their families.

Some parents came to the nursery and expressed their appreciation to the teaching staff saying how the children enjoyed cultivating crops at this early age because agriculture is the backbone of our economy here in Malawi. Children will grow up knowing the benefits of the agriculture industry and are more likely to practice it when they are grown.