Edible walls

A teacher in a deprived district of New York has created edible walls - made out of vertical planters - in the classroom with the help of his students.

Growing goals
Stephen Ritz says he is 'determined to put a plant in every classroom in New York City… When we teach children about nature, they learn to nurture.'

Measurable results
It seems his hard work is already paying off. With the students taking responsibility for the plants and gaining a sense of achievement through successfully growing them, attendance at the school has shot up from 43% to 93%.

Perhaps we should all be taking a leaf out of Stephen's book, finding new and inventive ways to teach our kids about where their food comes from, encouraging them to want to choose the healthy option rather than forcing it upon them.