Seeds For Africa

 


Educational Links - If you would like some help with educational links related to Africa please take a look at our Education Links. We have found them thoroughly enjoyable and informative.

Sponsors Links - To find out more about our sponsors please take a look at our Sponsors Links. The links in this section will take you to the sites of companies that have shown their support in one way or another.  They have been working hard to make Africa self-sustainable.

Garden Centre Links – To find out which gardens centres around the country support Seeds for Africa, take a look at our Garden Centre Links.

EDUCATIONAL LINKS
The following websites all provide valuable specific information about individual topics and are ones that we recommend.

ART
Textiles

Kale Peck Kent - Collection of African Textiles
www.du.edu/duma/africloth/

ENGLISH

Introduction to African proverbs
www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/

Stories and sayings
www.kairarecords.com/kane/proverbs.htm

FOOD

African Staples
Introduction to African staples
www.afrol.com/archive/food_staples.htmhtm

Recipes
Recipes from all over Africa
www.congocookbook.com

www.recipesource.com/ethnic/africa

www.africanchop.com

www.cbel.com/african_recipes

Nutrients in vegetables and fruits
This is a great introduction to fruit and vegetables for primary school children.
www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCenter

How to keep vegetables vitamin packed
my.webmd.com/content

GEOGRAPHY

Maps of Africa
Outline maps for assembly
www.eduplace.com/ss/maps

Map scrabble
viz.globe.gov/viz-bin/

vegetation maps
www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/vegmaps.html#Africa

Weather
www.wunderground.com/global/Region/AF/Temperature.html

Population
www.un.org/popin/regional/africa/

www.uneca.org/popia/

Flags
Flags of all countries
www.wave.net/upg/immigration/flags.html

Children’s flag guessing game
www.radel.com/games/guessing/

HISTORY
The BBC’s story of Africa
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index.shtml


MUSIC
Contemporary access to African culture
www.africacentre.org.uk/

Introduction to African music
briefme.com/archive.php/article/9827

African Drumming
www.dancedrummer.com

SCIENCE
Agriculture
Information about natural food
www.naturalhub.com/

Growing your own vegetables
www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/module7/growing_vegetables.shtml

www.botany.uwc.ac.za/Envfacts/facts/vegetables.htm

Growing vegetables with less water
www.alin.or.ke/tech-note/data/vegetable.html

Pests in agriculture
www.epa.gov/pesticides/controlling/agriculture.htm

Soil Erosion/Managing Soil
Primary and Secondary School education based science programmes. Teachers can download information about experiments for children to conduct.
www.globe.gov/fsl/html/

Permaculture
Introduction to permaculture
www.botany.uwc.ac.za

www.attra.org/attra-pub/perma.html

Environmental Issues
An outline of global warming
www.ucsusa.org/global_environment/global_warming/

Global warming and its affect on Africa
www.climatehotmap.org/africa.html

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2204756.stm

GM debate
Official GM debate site
www.gmnation.org.uk/

Guardian archive on GM issues in the media

www.guardian.co.uk/gmdebate/Index/

International non-governmental link
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SPONSORS LINKS

Restore UK - investing in natural habitats.

Earthblends

Hoverspeed

Sakata Mayford

P&O Ferries

Ricoh

Roundabout water pumps

Tenax

Arbor

Feel Good Products Ltd

The University of Kent

Wiggly Wigglers            

Greentreks Network, Inc. [Return to Choices]

GARDEN CENTRES

Bakers and Larners of Holt, Norfolk

Bents Garden Centre Ltd, Warrington

Birlingham Nurseries and Garden Centre, Pershire, Worcester

Bodiam Nursery, Robertsbridge, E Sussex

Buckland Nurseries, Reigate, Surrey

Dawyck Botanic Garden, Stobo Peeblesshire

Hillfoot Garden Centre, Ulverston

Holme Nurseries Ltd, Wareham, Dorset

Ingatestone Garden Centre, Essex

Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

Peter J. Goddard Garden Centre, Romney Marsh, Kent

Stephen H Smith’s Garden, Otley, W Yorkshire

The Potted Garden Nursery, Maidstone, Kent

Seeds for Africa are also supported by:

Kershaws Garden Centre, Brighouse

Inverurie Garden Centre, Aberdeenshire

Pimbo Garden Centre, Skelmersdale, Lancashire

Premier Plant Centre Ltd, Hereford

Grange Farm Nursery, Malvern

Six Acre Nurseries, Loughborough

Williams Nursery Ltd, Stalbridge, Dorset

Rivendell Garden Centre, Widnes, Cheshire

Colne Valley Garden Centre, Milnsbridge, W Yorkshire

Trelawney at Ashford, Barnstaple

Avon Mill Garden Centre, Kingsbridge, Devon

Berwick Garden Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Alkham Valley Garden Centre, Dover, Kent

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NB: Seeds for Africa is not responsible for any external links.