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schools that have an orchardand it is a formidable
teaching resource”, reflects the director.
The families also highlight the learning process
involved in the project, but from the point of view of
the experience of this process for new generations,
“taught to value food, to work towards something.
We also show them that you can do it with the right
attitude, we planned a vegetable orchard together
and we did it”, says Rodriguez, proud of the results
of this work.
THE orchard AS AN
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
From the start of planning, the orchard was a
learning tool for the teachers at this school. “Through
this project we arrived at an interdisciplinary
approach, which means that we can use it to look at
all areas of knowledge”, explains Constanzo.
After harvesting the first vegetables, cooking
workshops were provided, “it was like our own little
laboratory, we saw the whole journey, from planting
to the kitchen”. It is incredible but there are few rural
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