PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
Developing a vegetable and fruit garden at school
PROJECT TITLE
A PROJECT TO ELIMINATE NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES THROUGH
SCHOOL GARDENING
THEME: NUTRITION IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS
LITERATURE REVIEW
School gardens as a form of nutritional education have become wide spread. It is well known
that children fall short of the daily recommended intake of fruits and vegetables causing
malnutritional symptoms. School garden-based programs show promise as a method of
hands-on learning that promote and increases fruits and vegetable consumption among school
going children (Erin and Amber (2010) child Nutrition and management).
Current academic literature suggests that school gardening programmes can provide an
interactive environment with the potential to change children’s fruit and vegetable intake
(Meaghan S Christian et al (2014) International Journal of Behavioural Nutritional and
Physical Activity 11 (1),99.
The child of the metron looks under nourished like John’s child. This project is designed to
provide a cheap way of providing fruits and vegetables to school going children which is a
source of nutrient solving the problem of malnutrition.
OBJECTIVES
To reduce on nutritional deficiency
To increase on consumption of fruits and vegetables among students
To create awareness of the nutrition composition in vegetables
To showcase fruits and vegetables in schools
To earn some money as motivation to some learners
JUSTIFICATION
Many school children look emaciated because of poor feeding which makes their bodies lack
some nutrients. So, this project has been designed as a cheap way of providing fruits and
vegetables to school going children which are sources of nutrients solving the problem of
malnutrition.
RESOURCES
Used sacks to put soil; readily available in schools and free
Soil to provide nutrients to the growing plants
Water for irrigation
Goat’s dung to provide extra nutrients; readily available
Site Provide safe environment for growth of plants
Seeds and seedlings to develop into plants to give fruits and vegetables
Jerrycan for watering
Ash for controlling pests
Charcoal dust for water conservation
PROJECT PLAN
Activity Time Date Cost Responsible
person
Collecting sacks 1 day 08/09/2025 0 Group 1
Collecting soil and 1 day 09/09/2025 10000 Group 2 and 3
charcoal dust
Mixing soil, dung 1day 10/09/2025 0 All members
and charcoal dust
Packing into sacks 1 day 10/09/2025 0 All members
Watering 1 day 10/09/2025 0 Group 4
Planting seeds, 1 Day 13/09/2025 50000 All members
seedlings and
watering
Mulching 1 Day 13/09/2025 0 Group 3
Watering Once every day 14/09/2025- 0 @ group a day
maturity
SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE USED
English, Biology, Agriculture
Geography, Food and nutrition, Mathematics
Luganda, Entrepreneurship, ICT, Art
CROSS CUTTING ISSUES
Environmental awareness; Reuse of materials like sacks
Health awareness; washing hands after every activity and keeping the working area
clean.
Mixed abilities and involvement; learners actively participate and given responsibility
Socio-economic issues; Group members contribute money and products can be sold
Citizenship and patriotism; Working together and collaboration, cleaning the
environment
