It’s never too early (or too late) to start building towards a long, meaningful, and prosperous life for your little ones, yourself, and your community. At Little Learners Village Garden, we help you do just that – here’s how…   The Manna of Japan Japan is one of the world’s greatest examples of long-lived prosperity and, with an average life expectancy of 85, many residents even reach 100 and beyond, largely free of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, dementia, cancer, and other lifestyle-related ailments. What’s their secret? Well, along with a diet low in animal protein but rich in a rainb ..read more

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This Autumn, the Little Learners Village is focusing on growing herbs and companion plants such as chives. What you need to know about chives: Chives are a species of perineal flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. This is where they get their scientific name “Allium schoenoprasum”, although they are also known as garden chives, common chives, and onion chives.   Chives grow to heights of about 20-30cm. Their foliage consists of long, hollow, cylindrical leaves and purple pompom-like flowers. Typically, the leaves are used in cooking and the flowers are used in salads, but both are ..read more

This Autumn, the Little Learners Village is growing kale!  Kale has lots of healthy benefits and nutritional substances.   Kale is a member of the mustard, or Brassicaceae family, along with cabbage and Brussels sprouts.Kale has been closely researched in relation to managing blood pressure, boosting digestive health, and protecting against cancer and type 2 diabetes.   The benefits of eating Kale:   The nutrients in kale are believed to help fight against diabetes, heart disease and cancer, as well as improve bone health, digestion, skin, hair, and eye health. This is beca ..read more

This Autumn, the Little Learners Village is growing snow peas.   About snow peas   Snow peas are from the Fabaceae family, falling under legumes, beans, and peas. Snow peas are a vegetable native to the Mediterranean area and are commonly called ‘Chinese pea pods’ and the ‘Chinese pea’. In French, they are called ‘mangetout, meaning ‘eat it all’.   Snow peas are a flat edible pod peas with flat pod walls. They grow on a vine that grows from 0.5-2 metres in height.   Snow peas are picked ten days after the white flower is pollinated or when the pod is 7-10 cm in length and t ..read more