Food Growing Manuals

This collection of downloadable manuals and guidance materials supports the food growing aspect of the Food for Life Partnership Mark. The content of the manuals is cross-referenced to individual activities and resources on the Schools resources page and relates to the content of a series of Grow Your Own cards.
Finally, we offer a more comprehensive Content Index Content Index to the individual Food for Life Food Growing Manuals for those who require it.
Food for Life Schools Award
Food for Life awards are centred around four areas of development, which link to the criteria and create an action framework for your school, download the award criteria here
Food Growing Manual - Bronze
- Bronze Award - Sections B1 & B2
- Criteria for Bronze Award
- Getting people involved
- Bronze Award - Section B3
- Gardening safely
- Bronze Award - Section B4
- Getting started with plants
- Bronze Award - Section B5
- Practical gardening techniques
- Bronze Award - Sections B6 & B7
- Training
- Reference material
Food Growing Manual - Silver & Gold
- Silver Award - Sections S1 & S2
- Criteria for Silver Award
- Getting people involved
- Silver Award - Section S3
- Growing plants
- Silver Award - Section S4
- Practical gardening techniques
- Gold Award - Sections G1 & G2
- Criteria for Gold Award
- Getting people involved
- Gold Award - Section G3
- Growing plants
- Gold Award - Section G4
- Practical gardening techniques
- Silver & Gold Awards - Sections SG1 to SG3
- Gardening safely
- Training
- Reference material