Charles Dowding at Hanover Primary School

Charles Dowding, grower of organic salad leaves and other vegetables visited Hanover Primary School on September 16th.

Year 4s listening to Charles talk about growing vegetables and fruit, local food, and the watercycle

When asked for adjective words to describe the taste of the leaves (endives, lettuce, basil, rocket, etc) the children said:

Helena, tasting endive: "it's bitter and spicy"

Tushian (endive): "hot and juicy"

William (basil): "pesto!". Teacher David Rosenberg: "that's not an adjective, it's a noun!"

Comments and questions from Hanover's Year 4s (aged 8) to Charles:

"My mum is growing tomatoes and peppers, and the peppers are really hot"

"I have a flower at home that has died. Should I take it out and use the same pot and soil to plant rocket?"

"Do you grow venus fly traps?"

"At my grandma's house in Cyprus she's growing pomegranates and lemons"

"At my grandma's house in Dulwich she has a really big garden; she grows plums, strawberries, apples and green beans"

Cali tastes wild rocket for the first time

Mohammed tries some salad