GOAL for Schools
GOAL (Growing Organically through Applied Learning) is a first-of-its-kind initiative in India aimed at ushering a cultural change in children vis-à-vis their food. Pioneered by Purna Organics, in partnership with some of the best schools in Bangalore, GOALTM empowers children to grow their own food organically in compact Kinder-GardensTM. This unique hands-on workshop, spread over a period 12 to 18 weeks per batch, engages children right from the planning stage to the harvest-stage. The entire process is so simple and safe that growing and harvesting lettuce, tomatoes, radish, beans etc is literally ‘child’s play’!
During different stages of the workshop, each child will proudly take home his or her produce to share the joy with the rest of the family. More importantly, the child will then implement the learning by setting-up and nurturing an iGROW at home and initiate the culture-change.
Salient features:
- Multiple sessions with emphasis on hands-on practices backed by scientific theory
- Learning Highlights :
- To reduce wastage at source and recycle the same
- To compost bio-degradable kitchen waste and feed into the garden
- To control pests and crop diseases with natural cooking-ingredients