Roots to Fruit Midlands Ltd.

15/07/2025

Huge congratulations to our amazing students for passing their NPTC Tractor Driving Tests! 🚜👏
This was our first time running this course at Roots to Fruit, and despite the heat, everyone powered through — mastering driving, manoeuvring, reversing with a trailer, and using a 3-point linkage machine. Incredible work!
A big thank you to the National Lottery for funding this free course, which we made available to our brilliant community and not-for-profit champions.
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08/07/2025

RtF Director Adam was touched to receive this lovely card from Principle Joe & Deputy Principle Kiran on behalf of everyone at Oasis Academy Woodview.

We're celebrating a year together that saw us install a History Learning Garden with the children that includes Stonehenge, a Roman road, an Anglo-Saxon/Viking Ship Burial and a Tudor Knot Garden!

We're so excited for what September and beyond will bring!

08/07/2025

Congratulations to our new partner school Oasis Academy Short Heath on their brand new polytunnel - our 19th installed by our amazing friends First Tunnels Polytunnels.

We're looking forward to an EXTRAORDINARY year with you - delivering curriculum linked learning in the natural world!

26/06/2025

Join me on Tuesday 1st July where I'm discussing with the RHS my Master of Horticulture journey and how it puts the cheese in our Roots to Fruit Social Enterprise Nacho!

Grow your horticultural career with the RHS Master of Horticulture (MHort) 🌱 Now open for applications, the three-year online programme is designed for professional horticulturists looking to grow their knowledge and elevate their career in an affordable and flexible way. Sign up to our upcoming ...

06/06/2025

🌿 Free Gardening Safety Workshop! 🌿
Calling all volunteers, community groups, charities, allotments, and small businesses!

Join us for a one-day practical workshop on how to carry out garden risk assessments and use tools safely in public and shared spaces.

🛠️ Fully funded by The National Lottery to support safe, empowered community gardening.

📅 Spaces are limited – book now via the event link!

Master risk assessments and safe tool/equipment use for community gardens & allotments—employees & volunteers included!

06/06/2025

Hi all fancy learning from our allotment expert and gain 50 years of experience in one hour! Book your FREE space for Friday the 13th to learn to Grow Like a Pro at Roots to Fruit HQ. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grow-like-a-pro-organic-gardening-with-malcolm-session-3-plot-tending-tickets-1366848854719?aff=oddtdtcreator

19/05/2025

Hi Facebook Gardeners we also have a few spaces left on our LATE evening practical hanging basket workshop at 7:45. Please book your space using the Eventbrite link below 👇

Create your own hanging basket! Free to watch, late evening hands-on class. If you join in—just purchase your plants at Oakdene Nurseries.

19/05/2025

Hello Gardeners!
We have a few free spots left in our early evening 6:30 PM Practical Hanging Basket Class. The class is free of charge—you only pay for the plants you use! Come along and create a beautiful hanging basket to brighten up your space.

Book your spot now via the Eventbrite link below!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/planting-summer-hanging-baskets-free-practical-workshop-tickets-1334933184089?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/04/2025

Roots to Fruit - OUTSTANDING!

On 25th & 26th February our partner school Oasis Academy Woodview underwent a full Ofsted inspection and the report has just been made available.

It makes for wonderful reading - with 'Personal Development of Students' achieving 'Outstanding' status.

Following a full observation of our practitioner delivering a session with the children, and an investigation of the work already undertaken this year, the inspectors had this to say ...

"The school provides further enrichments that deepen pupils’ learning in some subjects.

Through ‘Roots to Fruit’, children make real links to their learning using the outdoor environment. This also supports pupils’ developing knowledge of the different cultures and backgrounds of others."

Congratulations to everyone - children & staff - at Woodview! You're creating something very special for the future.

Roots to Fruit - cultivating great plants AND people!

07/03/2025

Well done to my 6 students that have passed their NPTC Safe use and maintenance of a leaf blower Level 2 qualification ! Big thanks goes out to Robin Ough for assessing them. And of course a big thanks goes to the national lottery for funding the course ! Lisieux Trust

13/02/2025

Sowing Seeds, Growing Minds!

Teaching seed germination in the greenhouse isn't just about growing plants—it’s about growing knowledge! Our students at Cardinal Wiseman School, Coventry and Romero Academy explored seed germination hands-on, linking science to real-world applications.

From variables like temperature and moisture to predicting outcomes, it was a true scientific experiment—until one student brilliantly pointed out: "Yeah, Sir, but with this experiment, you make money!" A priceless moment that connected science, business, and sustainability in one lesson!

This practical learning hit so many GCSE curriculum outcomes, from biology (plant life cycles, conditions for growth) to business studies (profitability of crops) and even maths (measuring growth rates).

Who knew sowing seeds could plant such big ideas?

11/02/2025

Well done to my five students who passed their NPTC tests this week, gaining both their brush cutter and hedge cutter licences!

It was a pleasure to support candidates from the Warwickshire Trust, Rethink Mental Health charity, and Castle Bromwich Hall Garden Trust—who, thanks to National Lottery funding, were able to complete this training free of charge.

This means even more volunteers can now gain the skills and confidence to use gardening equipment safely, helping to spread their valuable work even further.

Big congratulations to all! 👏🎉