Tag Archives: growing your own stuff

The sun ‘ill come out… “Two Marrows”….

October 20, 2012
Posted by admin in Action, adventure, Education, Family, Fans photos, Fun stuff, Growing vegetables, growing your own, health and well being, Lifestyle, Resources, Schools, The Green Marine

Gotta LOVE your veggies!!! Just like our SUPER fan, kids can’t get enough of growing their own food. Who doesn’t love digging up veggies??? It’s like digging for buried treasure. And watching seeds grow from tiny seedlings into grown, mature plants, tending them and keeping an eye on their progress, protecting them from invaders (in the form of slugs and bugs!), really is quite an adventure.

SAVE OUR BEES…

April 12, 2012
Posted by admin in Action, Bee's, eat the seasons, Family, Fun stuff, Nature, The Green Marine, www.thegreenmarine.com

British bees are vital to our food supply and economy and team TGM are on the case out and about planting…we’re busy creating a little border of plants that bees and butterflies can visit to gather nectar and pollen. If we act now we can help save British bees, here’s a super link how to attract bees into your garden or patch http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/organic_bees1.shtml remember to send in any pics and share your stories with TGM HQ we love hearing from our fans…TIME FOR ACTION LET’S SAVE OUR BEES!!!

I’m a seed sprouter…

August 30, 2011
Posted by admin in Action, Education, Edutainment, Entertainment, Environment, food miles '0', Fun stuff, health and well being, Secret Seed Society, The Green Marine

Hey i’m a seed sprouter…a what??? A seed sprouter because you know we are all about promoting health and well being, as well as looking after the planet. The great thing about growing sprouting seeds yourself at home is that there is no right or wrong way to do it. As long as the seeds grow and taste okay then it has been a success, and although it is important to choose an appropriate type of container it is hard to go wrong when it comes to choosing one – sprouting seeds aren’t fussy, and aslong as they receive light and water then they are going to grow. It is very simple to grow sprouting seeds from a seed tray container, …