Students in U.K. Schools Grow Food Amid Credit Crisis
November 3rd, 2008Via: Bloomberg:
Growing food is on the curriculum at Leaden Hall private school for girls in southwest England, and students can thank the credit crisis.
“Pupils are growing potatoes, tomatoes, runner beans and courgettes,” said Diana Watkins, the head teacher of the school of 231 students, including 40 boarders, in the town of Salisbury. Planting took place in the spring, crops are tended by children and staff, and “every patch of grass is being used,” Watkins said.
The money-saving strategy at Leaden Hall, which charges about 13,500 pounds ($22,000) a year for boarders, underscores how some of Britain’s most expensive schools are cutting back on everything from store-bought ingredients to new classrooms in their struggle to contain fees as the credit crisis bites.
Research Credit: AS
