BA champ onions !! Horticulture students bringing in the harvest @Proud table onions and other produce heading your way🤩 Truly a generation of young people growing their own food. ⁦Bedford Academy⁩ #selfsuffiency#skillsforlife

Last of the harvest sent to the food room. Always a joy to see our very own BA grown produce, cooked and packed for home. Well done! Horticulture & food Tech #togetherwegrow ⁦Bedford Academy⁩

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Whilst the rain has been keeping us indoors, We have turned to Science&Tech. Students will be carrying out investigations looking at the process of reproducing plants from a single parent plant. Germination of seeds &observe decomposed matter 😊⁦⁦Bedford Academy⁩

Students, keeping busy whilst the weather is keeping us indoors. Self-sufficiency at work! Harvesting seeds from the summers crop, preparing to sow and grow from seeds👇🏽 #skillsforlife ⁦Bedford Academy⁩

A snippet of the last few weeks. A sense of accomplishment, and appreciation for the environment here at BA Horticulture. Amazing work well done!! 👏🏽⁦Bedford Academy⁩ ⁦HEART Academies Trust⁩

What an amazing finish to week! Yr7 planting garlic bulbs, such a delight to hear conversations on how they’ll make garlic bread once it’s grown.🧄⁦Bedford Academy⁩ ⁦HEART Academies Trust⁩

Yr7 looking at ways to support the wildlife. Students spent the afternoon providing extra food for the birds that visit the area. A great way of engaging with the environment… well done yr7 ⁦Bedford Academy⁩ ⁦HEART Academies Trust⁩ #givingnatureahelpinghand

The wildlife have been foraging for food, in the process dug up some of our onions. Hard work and dedication the past few days...Onions back on track well done Yr7! Bedford Academy⁩

Making the most of the sunshine, students transferring cucumber seedlings sown just over two weeks ago. Still too cold for the outdoors,back to the propagator #itsgoodtogrow#respectingthe environment ⁦Bedford Academy⁩ ☀️

Teamwork, dedication and not forgetting cross-curricular links. freshly picked produce, delivered to Food-Tech exams this morning. A snippet of self-sufficiency here at BA #schoolgardens #togetherwegrow ⁦Bedford Academy⁩ ⁦HEART Academies Trust⁩ ⁦Paul Edmond⁩

Yr8 gaining a greater understanding of the journey food takes before it reaches their plates. A privilege to see young people engaging with their environment #educationforlife ⁦Bedford Academy⁩ ⁦HEART Academies Trust⁩

⁦⁦BLMK Health and Care Academy⁩ ⁦Goldington Academy⁩ Natalie Sacre ⁦Stacy Sherwood⁩ just wanted to share Ciaran’s journey with you. So proud of this young man driven and determined thank you for your support and inspiration.

An Amazing opportunity to any young historians out there! Closing date 1st June 2025 ⁦Bedford Academy⁩.

Yr8 enjoying the sunshine and bringing in some of their harvest. Such a delight to hear when students want to take produce home to celebrate their accomplishment.⁦Bedford Academy⁩

There’s nothing like harvesting what you’ve grown and turning it into a meal from ‘garden to plate’ picked and delivered to food-Tech. Fresh produce in cooking went home with students today.⁦Bedford Academy⁩ ⁦Paul Edmond⁩ ⁦HEART Academies Trust⁩

The dry spell has been challenging, some of the crops perished in the heat. However with grit and determination students managed to harvest some produce for catering. ⁦Bedford Academy⁩ ⁦Paul Edmond⁩ #selfsufficiencyinthemaking

First harvest is always an achievement for any gardener. A small step towards sustainable food choices. A giant step for BA students, who have shown grit, determination and commitment in this heatwave you are amazing 🥕 🥕👍🏽⁦@Bedford_academy #growyourownfood

Today is a celebratory day!🎉 Here at Bedford Academy, vegetables grown by Horticulture students will be served at lunch.#growtogether #self-sufficiency@Bedford_Academy⁩ ⁦Paul Edmond⁩ ⁦HEART Academies Trust⁩

All hands on deck this afternoon, as.students took to the outdoors. Garlic bulbs, Daffodils and Tulips put into the ground. 💡🧄 🌷🌼#togetherwegrow ⁦Bedford Academy⁩ ⁦HEART Academies Trust⁩