Archive · 1 Sep 2025
Children Discover Joy of Gardening in Rooftop Classrooms
Children in Visakhapatnam are having fun learning about gardening on rooftops!
They're discovering how to feed plants using things from the kitchen like rice water and coffee grounds.
Families are opening up their rooftop gardens to teach kids how to grow veggies, make compost, and understand the seasons.
They learn by touching, smelling, and watching plants grow.
Kids are excited to prepare soil mixes, plant seeds, and even grow mushrooms.
They are learning how simple things like kitchen waste can become food for plants.
These gardening sessions help kids learn about nature, using resources wisely, and growing things themselves.
Children are learning about plant nutrition using everyday kitchen items.
Families are opening rooftop gardens to teach children how to grow vegetables.
Terrace gardeners demonstrate composting and bio-fertilizer techniques.
Children prepare potting mixes and plant various seedlings.
Older students focus on growing micro-greens and mushrooms.
- Who
- Children, terrace gardeners (T. Manormani, M. Aishwarya) and students.
- What
- Children are learning about gardening on rooftops.
- When
- Sundays and school holidays.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam rooftops.
- Why
- To inspire young minds to care for nature and learn about sustainable practices.
- Location
- Visakhapatnam
- Activity
- Rooftop gardening classes
- Participants
- School children and terrace gardeners
- Learning Focus
- Plant nutrition, composting, and growing vegetables
- Materials Used
- Kitchen waste, natural mixtures, and soil blends